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Posted on Oct 3, 2007 in History News

Kiwivets.com Fundraiser

30 Kriegsmarine Charts for Sale: Kiwivets.com FundraiserSteve "the Greek" Statharos, Director of Fundraising and Public Relations for Patrick Bronte’s New Zealand military history website NgaToa, sent ACG this note regarding the last eBay auction for the website: I am cleaning house and doing my last eBay fundraiser auction for kiwivets.com which is an oral history project run by Patrick Bronte who is paralyzed from the shoulders down. Up for sale is a book that was given by Herman Goring [sic] to a named Luftwaffe officer who was a POW during the battle of Britain, ironically the book is "The Schlieffen Plan" and includes a letter from Goring to the named officer who recieved it. Another item is a uboat grid map of the Baltic Sea. Several German invasion map sets are also up for sale. Also we have 30+ Kriegsmarine charts of places around the world including Europe, Australia and the Middle East. This might be a last opportunity to own one for a reasonable price. I invite everyone...

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Posted on Sep 10, 2007 in History News

New History Exhibition to Debut in Baltimore, MD

Robert Smalls: Slave, Soldier, StatesmanAn intimate portrait of the first black captain of a U.S. vessel and Civil War hero Boca Raton, FL: Robert Smalls: Slave, Soldier, Statesman, presented by the Weider History Group, Inc., makes its debut September 15th aboard the largest Army vessel, the Major General Robert Smalls (LSV-8), during the ship’s commissioning ceremony in Baltimore’s Inner Harbor. The MG Robert Smalls, a Logistics Support Vessel, is the first Army ship to bear the name of an African American and the first named for a Civil War Hero. The exhibit will be open to the public at the Top of the World Gallery in Baltimore’s World Trade Center from September 16 – December 15, 2007, courtesy of Baltimore Office of Promotion & the Arts (www.viewbaltimore.org). Following Baltimore, the exhibit will be on view at the Martin Luther King, Jr. Library, Washington, DC for Black History Month, February 2008 (www.dclibrary.org/mlk). On May 13, 1862 Smalls, a 23-year-old slave pilot, commandeered Planter, a Confederate transport steamer, from Charleston. With...

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Posted on Aug 20, 2007 in History News

9th Annual Custer Week

The 9th Annual Custer Week, Monroe Michigan celebration kicks off on Saturday, September 29, 2007 with an encampment at the historic Navarre Trading Post, an exhibit of artifacts on the 2007 theme, "Custer & The Civil War" at the Monroe County Historical Museum and a presentation by Gettysburg National Parks Ranger & Historian, Troy Harmon.

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Posted on Jun 5, 2007 in History News

CDG 20 Winners!

We present the winning entries for the Combat Decision Game in issue 20 of Armchair General Magazine, Nelson at the Nile, 1798: Damon RanftleDothan, AL COA#1- We will attack in two columns, one along the shoals and other from the seaward side.  First, we will subject the northern French Van to a murderous crossfire.  The Can will be completely at our mercy because we hold the weather gauge which will prevent the center and rear of the French fleet from rendering any support to the upwind north.  We will systematically reduce the French fleet from north to south as we are propelled by the wind, our superior seamanship, gunnery and audacity because tonight “La chance sourit aux audacieux” (luck smiles at the bold). * * * Benjamin LongSalem, VA COA #1- Break up the British fleet into two columns, one flanking the port side running southward, parallel to the fleet; the other heading south down the starboard side straight for the l’Orient.  Nelson and the Vanguard will head the...

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Posted on May 4, 2007 in History News

War & Peace Show 2007

2007 marks the 25th anniversary of The KM War and Peace Show. Now regarded as the largest military vehicle show in the world the show encompasses some 4000 military vehicles with an impressive 100,000 visitors from all corners of the globe. The 2007 KM War and Peace Show takes place 18-22 July and plans are underway to ensure the 25th anniversary show is one to remember!

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Posted on Feb 5, 2007 in History News

RAF Museum – The Natonal Cold War Exhibition opens February 8th 2007

THE NATIONAL COLD WAR EXHIBITION: All the exhibits are in place, the Hot Spots ready for action and the doors open to the public at the Royal Air Force Museum Cosford on Thursday 8th February. The pictures on the left show some of the exciting exhibits which tell the story of the Cold War. But before the public opening, the Museum is proud to announce the Royal opening, by Her Royal Highness, The Princess Royal, on Wednesday the 7th. This is an invite only VIP event. Visit the new...

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Posted on Dec 3, 2006 in Front Page Features, History News

Stop Gettysburg Casino!

Armchair General Advisory Board member and President of the Civil War Preservation Trust, Jim Lighthizer is "calling out the troops" in an effort to help preserve the dignity of the site where thousands of Americans fought and died in the Civil War's turning point battle -- Gettysburg.

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Posted on Oct 19, 2006 in History News

Royal Marines Musuem – Bomber Command Roadshow

Bomber Command Roadshow: A talk by those who were there! The roadshow is being given in memory of Robin Neillands, who served with 45 Commando RM during National Service. Robin was a prolific writer, travel journalist and military historian, his brilliant book "The Bomber War" was the inspiration for the Roadshow.

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