ACG WebOps (3 March 2007)

Jim H. Moreno | March 03, 2007  | 0 comments  | Print  | E-mail

Welcome to WebOps, Armchair General’s weekly recon of links to military history news, articles, websites, and more. In this week’s WebOps, I link you to the new military history magazine and website German War Machine - Magazine of the German Army of World War II. Arthur Schlesinger, Jr., Fort Ritchie, Fort Vancouver, the Knights Templar, and others are also to be found within. Clicks away!

News

Civil War Re-enactors Bring History to Life - WDEF News 12

Re-enactors from the 44th Tennessee United States Colored Troops told their story today. The group set up tents and demonstrated what life was like during the Civil War. The activities took place at Orchard Knob Military Park as part of Black History Month.

Proposed museum to capture diverse history of Fort Ritchie - Waynesboro Record Herald

CASCADE - The former Fort Ritchie has a history that stretches back almost a century, and soon that history may be captured in a museum on the fort’s property.

Oral History Project to Preserve Military Heritage for Great Park - Yahoo! Finance

IRVINE, Calif., March 1 /PRNewswire/ — Voices of former El Toro Marine Corps Air Station veterans will now be preserved through a unique project at California State University - Fullerton’s Center for Oral and Public History. The Oral History Project, part of the Great Park History Program, aims to preserve the history of El Toro Marine Corps Air Station and its transition to the Orange County Great Park by conducting and recording a series of oral interviews. Phase one of the Oral History Project will be financed by the Orange County Great Park Corporation.

German War Machine - Magazine of the German Army of World War II

Welcome to GERMANWARMACHINE.COM. Packed with free information, free film footage, first-hand accounts and carousels of photos with very detailed captions, it’s the first port of call for enthusiasts of the German Army of World War II. Explore the range of material available via the headings on the left of this screen - millions of words, hundreds of photos and maps and diagrams.

Articles

Learn military history at Atterbury museum - IndyStar.com

The sprawling grounds once hosted thousands of young American soldiers on their way to World War II and was home to Wakeman General Hospital, for many years the largest convalescent facility run by the U.S. Army.

Local collector revels in history - The Trentonian

LAWRENCE — Gary Hullfish, of Lawrence, has spent the last 40 years building a unique collection of military memorabilia, but the Stolen Valor Act is causing him to rethink the value of his work.

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