Two surprising facts about George Hageman, creator of a military-history podcast that boasts 1.5 million downloads and 20,000 subscribers and briefly cracked iTunes’ Top 100 list: First, Hageman is 16 years old, a Lakeside junior who, mostly for fun, produces weekly episodes about war animals, Roman fighting tactics, King Shaka Zulu, Clausewitz’s Principles of War, Napoleon, military robotics, English long bowmen, the Chinese PLA threat and the fight for Iwo-Jima.

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Second, Hageman is a pacifist.

Dieppe: 65 years later – CNEWS

Anniversary marks one of the bloodiest events in Canada’s military history.

Salutes to Gen. Pat – Cleburne Times-Review

Maj. Gen. Patrick Ronayne Cleburne, or the Stonewall Jackson of the West, is known as one of the South’s most aggressive battlefield commanders. He was “a brilliant military officer who was liked, admired and inspired by those who knew him. No man could ask for more,” Ann Kieschnick wrote in “History of Johnson County, Texas.”

The secret history of the Nazi mascot – BBC News

Alex Kurzem came to Australia in 1949 carrying just a small brown briefcase, but weighed down by some harrowing psychological and emotional baggage.

His Salute to History – NOLA.com

A New Orleanian with a passion for the past shares his home with masses of military memorabilia. And that’s just the upstairs.

US friendly fire: a long history – Times Online

Since the first Gulf War in 1991 the American military has killed dozens of people in "friendly fire" incidents. Click the links for coverage from The Times archive.

The Borinqueneers – WNYC (audio)

The 65th Infantry was the only all Puerto Rican regiment in the history of the U-S military. The soldiers were known as The Borinqueneers. Tonight in the Bronx, the New York debut of a new film about the fabled regiment will take place at Hostos Community College in the Bronx. But as Brigid Bergin discovered, it’s not a simple story to tell.

Why Study War? – City Journal

Military history teaches us about honor, sacrifice, and the inevitability of conflict.

Military secrets – TwinCities.com

Two interesting museums are filled with old planes and tanks, but few people in the Twin Cities – beyond aviation and history fans – seem to know about them.

Blogs – Netcasts

Scorpion Down – Military History Podcast

This episode is a summary of the USS Scorpion incident of 1968 and a review of the book, Scorpion Down, by Ed Offley (Published by Perseus Books).

World War II: North Africa, Sicily, & Italy – about.com: Military History

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