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ACG WebOps (16 June 2007)Jim H. Moreno | June 17, 2007 | 0 comments | Print | E-mail
Welcome to WebOps, Armchair General’s weekly recon of links to military history news, articles, websites, and more. Making the headlines this week: Napoleon’s sword is sold, a report on the military history that has been uncovered at Roger’s Island to date, part three of the Military History Carnival, and a brief look at Niccolo Machiavelli and his most famous work, The Prince. Clicks away! NewsNapoleon’s sword sold for $6.4 million - Yahoo! News FONTAINEBLEAU, France - A gold-encrusted sword Napoleon wore into battle in Italy 200 years ago was sold Sunday for more than $6.4 million, an auction house said.
The unveiling of a new million-dollar military museum was ushered in with all the pomp and ceremony befitting the legacy it’s preserving: about 10,000 artifacts, from planes and pins, to tanks and biological warfare.
Remembering Stillwater’s military history - Stillwater Gazette CAMP RIPLEY - The 34th Infantry Division of the Minnesota National Guard, which includes troops from Stillwater, has served Minnesota and the nation for 90 years. A special exhibit at the Military Museum at Camp Ripley has been dedicated, honoring the soldiers who have served from the 34th’s creation in 1917 to its current service in Iraq, Afghanistan, and the former Yugoslavia.
Expansion in works for WWII museum - FortWayne.com AUBURN – An addition to Auburn’s World War II Victory Museum will include a veterans’ hall of fame and research library, museum officials announced Thursday.
ArticlesLocal history, unearthed - The Saratogian FORT EDWARD - Archaeologists have unearthed thousands of valuable military and Native American artifacts at Rogers Island during the past few decades. When it comes to realizing the site’s tourism potential, the town still hasn’t scratched the surface.
AnnouncementsFORT DRUM – The 10th Mountain Division’s historian, Douglas R. Cubbison, will host the first of a series of round table discussions about U.S. military history June 19 at Fort Drum’s Heritage Center here. Help Armchair General by bookmarking to
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