ACG WebOps (14 October 2007)

Jim H. Moreno | October 14, 2007  | 0 comments  | Print  | E-mail

Obituaries

Last S.C. airman in famous WWII attack dies at 88 - The State

Maj. Nolan Herndon of Edgefield — a member of World War II’s Doolittle Raiders, who bombed Tokyo and other Japanese cities in retaliation for the sneak attack on Pearl Harbor — died Sunday. He was 88.

Blogs - Netcasts

The Most Dangerous Man in Europe - Military History Podcast

"The Most Dangerous Man in Europe" was how Eisenhower described Otto Skorzeny, Nazi Germany’s most famous commando and special operations leader.

Military History Carnival 7 - vAirminded

The First Abdication - The Napoleon Bonaparte Podcast #29

As 1814 begins, Napoleon is surrounded by problems following the Battle of Leipzig, but he still has some fight left in him. In this nearly two hour long episode, David takes us through the failed peace talks, The Six Day War, the betrayal of Murat, Ney and the surrender of Paris, Napoleon being a mere four hours too late to save his city from being turned over to the enemy by his brother Joseph.

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