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I've got an "antiqued" copy of those rules affixed to a wooden plaque. I've had it since elementary school in the 80's. Always loved how simple a document covers Tactics, Logistics & Combat Readiness.

consider this... During the Battle of Gettysburg one unit, the 26th Regiment North Carolina Troops, suffered losses unsurpassed by those of any other regiment of either side, during any battle during the entire war. The regiment entered the battlefield on 1 July 1863 with a strength 895 men and...

Mark Severino was a 22 year old LT on D-Day. Considering the survival rate of junior officers during the Normandy invasion, it's amazing he survived the war, much less to celebrate his 99th birthday. #hatsoffrespect

probably because the Poles have historically been rather enlightened compared to the rest of Europe. At one time, the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth stretched across the waist of Europe. from the Baltic Sea to almost the Black Sea. The Poles also created the 1st constitution in Europe, which...

to expand upon the story of Josef Mensik, he was a early reenactor, and the castle was an old fort on his family's farm holdings. His action against the Germans was more of a protest and defense of the homeland in spirit, than actual combat. Still, the Germans captured him & confined him to his...

the Brits had also been running a very intense PR campaign in America, against the Germans from 1890 to 1910. By the time of the Lusitania, American public opinion of Germany was firmly in Britian's pocket. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-German_sentiment

early war desert camo for vehicles included tones of pink, which continued in limited use thru the Cold War. http://patrickbaty.co.uk/2014/08/04/the-pink-panther/

I'm a defense contractor. I've been educated that "B-52" is a verb as well as a noun. example: "We B-52'd that bunker complex." or "We will B-52 that target." I'm an USAF brat and had never heard it used that way in a sentence before. .no.shit.

Weird facts from WW1, the War to End All Wars. Nice Digs *German trenches were in stark contrast to British trenches. German trenches were built to last and included bunk beds, furniture, cupboards, water tanks with faucets, electric lights, and doorbells. You Can't Say That Here *Until it was...

weird American Civil War facts. • Glowing wounds. After the Battle of Shiloh in 1862, soldiers reported a peculiar phenomenon: glow-in-the-dark wounds. More than 16,000 soldiers from both armies were wounded during the battle, and neither Union nor Confederate medical personnel were prepared...