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ACG WebOps (15-21 October 2006)Jim H. Moreno October 22, 2006 | 0 comments | Print | E-mail
Welcome to WebOps, Armchair General’s first website column! Here you’ll find an array of links relative to military history news, articles, websites, and more. What does a food machinery corporation have to do with military history? Looking for the next Antony Beevor book? Shall we play a game? Find out the answers and more in this weeks’ headlines. Clicks away! NewsThe U.S. Air Force has finally joined the rest of the American Armed Forces with the recent dedication of the $30 million Air Force Memorial. Air Force Memorial Unveiled at the Pentagon – NPR (audio)
This post over on The History Channel forums brings news of the finding of an authentic letter that details an account of the "famous Christmas Day truce of 1914 when guns fell silent along the Western Front". Letter documenting historic ‘WWI Christmas truce football match’ found – History Channel
Cheyenne Mountain Air Force Station, the Cold War era strategic war room made famous to many of us in the 1983 movie "War Games", is closing down major operations and being put on ’standby’ mode. Think there’s time for one more game of chess? War room underneath Colorado mountain is being consigned to history’s dustbin – BostonHerald.com
The remains of Lubbock, Texas native 1st Lt. James L. Hull, U.S. Air Force, have been found and will finally be returning home. DOD Identifies Remains of Pilot – Military.com
The Napoleonic Wars is the theme of the inaugural Gunther E. Rothenberg Seminar in Military History, scheduled for November 3 & 4 on the campus of High Point University in High Point, North Carolina. HPU Hosts Seminar on The Napoleonic Wars – High Point University Campus News The Gunther E. Rothenberg Seminar in Military History
Two U.S. Douglas Torpedo Bomber Devastators (TBDs), sunken off the Marshall Islands since World War II, are being surveyed for future hopes of recovery. Navy Divers Survey WWII Aircraft – Military.com
The National Museum of the U.S. Air Force has recently added a Royal Air Force British Bristol Beaufighter to their grand collection. Museum adds British Bristol Beaufighter – Military.com Pages: 1 2 3
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