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Welcome to WebOps, Armchair General’s weekly recon of links to military history news, articles, websites, and more. This week we take a look at Appomattox the play, newly uncovered information regarding Hitler’s Operation Sealion, the everlasting women in combat debate, and New Zealand’s increasing military history focus, among other news. Clicks away!

News

Japan May Overturn Revision of Okinawa War History in Textbooks – Bloomberg.com

Japan’s government said it may rescind an order to remove references in school textbooks to the military forcing hundreds of people to commit suicide in Okinawa during World War II, after protests among local people.

Hitler planned to halt invasion at Northampton – Northampton Chronicle and Echo

Adolf Hitler was plotting to make Northampton his northernmost outpost in an invasion of Britain, according to secret war documents unearthed by Oxford University academics.

Remains of WWII Bomber Crew Buried – Hickory Daily Record

The remains of Canadian and British crewmen of a Royal Air Force bomber shot down in World War II were buried Thursday in southern Poland with full military honors.

From Owen Sound to the outskirts of Kabul; Natalie Simard may be making military history as the first woman involved in training Afghan soldiers – Owen Sound Sun Times

Simard, a Quebec City native who moved to Owen Sound two years ago to learn English, is the first woman to join a Kabul-based unit of Canadian troops playing a key role in training the new Afghan National Army. She may be the first woman ever to be involved in training combat soldiers in this rigidly patriarchal society.

Passchendaele remembered in NZ – Yahoo!xtra News

The day after Prime Minister Helen Clark said New Zealand needed to do more about its military history, commemorations to remember New Zealand’s bloodiest day have been announced.

Articles

Photo Journal: Philip Glass’s Appomattox Has World Premiere at San Francisco Opera – PlaybillArts

Appomattox, commissioned by San Francisco Opera and general manager David Gockley in honor of the composer’s birthday, examines the lead-up to the end of the U.S. Civil War, the South’s surrender to the North at Appomattox Court House in Virginia, and the characters of Generals Robert E. Lee and Ulysses S. Grant.

Bands play Civil War music, keep history alive – CTV.ca

Now several dozen bands around the United States perform music from the Civil War era — often on authentic instruments and in period attire — but not just to entertain. By telling stories that go with the music, they also provide a lesson in history, a glimpse into the lives of the soldiers and their families as they fought to define the country’s future.

A surplus of military history – Evening Sun

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