The America Flag with Thirteen Stars (one star for each state in the Union,) and the Declaration of Independence that proclaimed the creation of the United States of America. AI Image Enhanced By Bruce McWhirk, July 4, 2024 America first celebrated the Fourth of July in Philadelphia in 1777. It was the one-year anniversary of IndependenceContinue reading “1777 AMERICA’S FIRST FOURTH OF JULY CELEBRATION IN PHILADELPHIA”
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THE POWER OF DECEPTION – “THE ARMY OF TWO”
HOW “THE ARMY OF TWO” – THE BATES SISTERS – SAVED SCITUATE HARBOR, MASSACHUSETTS, U.S.A. DURING THE WAR OF 1812 Rebecca Bates (left) and Abigail Bates (right) playing fife and drum. (illustration: New England Historical Society) “All warfare is based on deception. Hence, when we are able to attack, we must seem unable; when usingContinue reading “THE POWER OF DECEPTION – “THE ARMY OF TWO””
THE LAST AMERICAN OPERATION ON D-DAY – A GLIDER OPERATION – MISSION ELMIRA, JUNE 6, 1944
C-47s tow HORSA gliders over Normandy. (photo: U.S. Air Force Material Command) By Bruce McWhirk Mission ELMIRA, the last American operation that happened on D-Day, June 6, 1944. This glider operation took place beyond Utah Beach, six miles inland, 18 hours after the amphibious landings had been launched along the coast. This glider operation wasContinue reading “THE LAST AMERICAN OPERATION ON D-DAY – A GLIDER OPERATION – MISSION ELMIRA, JUNE 6, 1944”
WERE GERMAN ZEPPELINS AT THE BATTLE OF JUTLAND?
The Royal Navy’s colossal intelligence failure concerning the presence of German Zeppelins at the Battle of Jutland, and its long-term effects on the U.S. Navy. By Bruce McWhirk, January 7, 2022 “EYES OF THE GERMAN FLEET”: Super-Zeppelin L.31 and the German battleship SMS Ostfrieland. This photo was taken shortly after L.31’s first flight 12 JulyContinue reading “WERE GERMAN ZEPPELINS AT THE BATTLE OF JUTLAND?”
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