No great philosophical statement this time…just a reminder not to drop the…oops, too late.

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The first U.S. nuclear weapons deployed overseas did not go to Britain as has long been believed but to French Morocco. Maintaining their presence led to deception of an ally and collusion with its rebelling colonists. Was it all Cold War necessity?

An interest in military history is something I’m passing along to my son. Join us as we explore World War II, Vietnam, and places in between as a love of history sprouts at a young age. Share your experiences raising a history-friendly son or daughter.

Veteran places flags on some 600 rural graves near Columbus, Ohio, each Memorial Day in a labor of love and dedication.

Wars are terribly expensive things aren’t they? Ever wondered what the future might hold when weapons get TOO expensive?

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Does your community sponsor any fundraising activities similar to this scholarship golf tournament to aid those fighting the War on Terror and their families?

What do you think of the Gettysburg Foundation’s findings about Americans and Memorial Day? Will you be observing the holiday as a day of remembrance? If you are not American, what similar event is practiced in your country?

May 1941 was a month of hell for Britain’s prime minister, Winston Churchill, with the fall of Crete and Cyrenaica. To make things worse, the German battleship Bismarck was on its way into the Atlantic.

Which of these four wars – Roman Emperor Valens v. the Goths, Romania’s efforts during WWII, Bay of Pigs invasion, the Chaco War – do you think was the stupidest?

There are a couple of threads in the ACG forums right now about concerns that military equipment is wearing out at an alarming rate, ships unfit for combat, planes with too much wear on their airframes and the like.

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Was Midway a ‘miracle?’ Did the USAAF claim more credit than it deserved? Give us your opinions.

Amid the brutality of World War Two, what made the North Africa campaign a “War Without Hate?”

Share your thoughts on the PBS miniseries CARRIER.

If you’ve seen John Huston’s “Battle of San Pietro” and “Let There Be Light,” what were your opinions?

It’s doing my head in – from where I’m sat the entire world (except perhaps China) is banging on and on about carbon footprints, climate change, global warming and what have you.  I can’t even plan a route on …

When a museum of the stature of The National World War II Museum recognizes the value of simulation wargames as tool for teaching history, it shows the educational value inherent in the hobby. Have you used wargames in a museum, classroom, or other public setting this way?