Battle Digest

10/06/2024

Father’s Day: Let me send a signed copy of this unique history book to your father with a note from you! Order by Wednesday and it will make it in time for the big day!
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06/06/2024

If you have some time, and want to learn about the beginning of WWI and the First Battle of the Marne, check out my discussion on YouTube:

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05/06/2024

An important anniversary in our history!

05/06/2024

It's the 80th Anniversary of D-Day! We should never forget this one.

Prior to D-Day, World War II had been raging across the European continent for over four years. Since Adolf Hi**er’s forces invaded Poland on 1 Sept. 1939, most of Western Europe had fallen under N**i control. The Allies knew they would have to invade the continent and attack into the heart of Germany to break Hi**er’s grip on Europe and defeat the N**i regime. Operation Neptune/Overlord, commonly referred to as “D-Day,” would be the invasion to secure a foothold in northern France and allow for the final offensive. The Normandy invasion would be the largest combined air-sea assault landing in history. This massive feat would finally enable the Allies to deploy forces on the continent, of sufficient size and scale, to bring about the beginning of the end of Hi**er and his Third Reich.
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22/04/2024

Battle of the Month: Lexington-Concord (April 19, 1775)
Tension between Britain and her North American colonies had been building for years. After numerous protests and acts of defiance, things took a serious turn after the December 1773 Boston Tea Party, when an irate King George III and Parliament took more drastic action to teach their rebellious citizens in Massachusetts a lesson. After shutting down Boston’s port, dissolving elected government, and placing the colony under military occupation, the dry tinder of Colonial resentment was ready to ignite. The spark came on the morning of 19 April 1775, as a British force moved west to destroy military supplies secretly stored in Concord. When the column came upon a small company of militia waiting on Lexington Green, the fateful “shot heard round the world” rang out. The American Revolution had begun.
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18/04/2024

Just mailed out Stalingrad to our subscribers! Take a look at this monster battle:
In June of 1941, Adolf Hi**er launched Operation Barbarossa, the largest land invasion in history, hoping to eliminate the Soviets from the war before turning his attention back to England and, soon, America. But after a promising start, heavy autumn rains ‒ followed by winter cold and snow ‒ stalled the Germans. Soviet counterattacks further complicated Hi**er’s plans. But by the spring of 1942, the Germans had regrouped to launch a major offensive in the south. When both sides converged on Stalingrad, determined Soviet resistance turned the fight into a grinding contest of attrition over seven weeks of block-by-block fighting. With the Germans worn down, the Red Army was able to launch one of the most successful surprise counterattacks in history by surrounding and defeating the entire German 6th Army. The stunning Soviet victory turned the tide of the war while shocking the entire German nation with the prospect of losing the war.
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01/04/2024

Because you asked...here is a less expensive option for this great book. Now in paperback!

This book is a journey through twelve epic battles of American history. And because battles determine wars, and wars determine history, it is a journey worth taking. Through these twelve battles, you will gain insights into some of the most important leaders, ideas, and conflicts that have define...

29/03/2024

If you would like to learn a bit more of who I am, and hear me talk about the Battle of Shiloh, listen to this. (Shiloh discussion starts around the 30 min. mark)

09/03/2024

Battle of the Month: Little Bighorn (25-26 June 1876)
The Battle of Little Bighorn, despite it relatively small size, was the worst defeat for the US Army in the Indian Wars. And although it was a clear tactical victory for the Plains Indians, it would be a significant strategic setback for their cause. The outrage caused by the Indian victory only intensified efforts by the US Army and its Department of the Missouri to pacify the Native Americans and return those who resisted to their reservations. Within months of their victory at the Little Bighorn, the Plains Indians were defeated in the Great Sioux War of 1876-1877 and their lands in the Black Hills of the Dakota Territory were confiscated.

The controversial career of George A. Custer ended with his death during the bloody defeat at Little Bighorn, popularly remembered as “Custer’s Last Stand.” Custer’s actions have been scrutinized ever since.
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03/03/2024

If you like history, you’ll LOVE these!
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16/01/2024

Just mailed out Marathon (490 B.C.) to our subscribers! It's epic for a reason.
In the fifth century B.C.E., the Persian empire dominated southwest Asia and the Middle East. With its large armies and obedient vassal states, it seemed only a matter of time until Persia would conquer the Greek states and expand into Europe. But when King Darius I made the first concerted effort in 490 B.C.E., he faced a new kind of enemy ‒ free citizens of Greece ‒ who fought voluntarily to protect their homeland and preserve their freedom. In what would become the first major battle of the Greco-Persian Wars, the Greeks pulled off a tactical masterpiece to rout the Persian invaders. Historians have referred to this victory on the plains of Marathon as saving Europe from Asian dictators, allowing Western civilization to flourish in the centuries to follow.
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07/12/2023

An anniversay we should never forget.

By 1941, U.S. leaders were watching the expansion of N**i Germany in Europe while at the same time growing increasingly concerned about an aggressive Japan. To many, war seemed inevitable, but a strong isolationist sentiment remained throughout the country. Everything changed on 7 December 1941 ‒ the day that President Franklin D. Roosevelt would call a “date which will live in infamy” ‒ when Japan launched a successful surprise attack on the U.S. Pacific Fleet anchored at Pearl Harbor. The devastating attack crippled the fleet, while showing the world the new dominance of carrier-borne aircraft in naval warfare. Japan’s tactical success, however, belied her strategic failure. With America’s declaration of war the following day, Japan had created a determined and powerful enemy. And while Japan did gain time to expand in the Pacific, that time would be short-lived. Japan had awakened the “sleeping giant” of America.

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14/11/2023

Battle of the month: Fredericksburg (11-14 Dec. 1962)
In the autumn of 1862, President Abraham Lincoln replaced the cautious Maj. Gen. George McClellan for his failure to gain any momentum after Antietam. Lincoln’s new commander, Maj. Gen. Ambrose Burnside, promised swift action by moving south against Fredericksburg to open a route to the Confederate capital of Richmond, Virginia. With Gen. Robert E. Lee’s Confederate army divided, Burnside believed he could do it all before Lee could react. But when his pontoon bridges failed to arrive, Burnside’s campaign started unraveling. When the bridges finally arrived, it was too late: Lee had been given the time he needed to prepare his defense. What happened next was arguably the greatest military blunder of the American Civil War. Burnside launched a piecemeal frontal assault into the strength of Lee’s defenses. The result was disastrous.
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31/10/2023

03/10/2023

Mailing out this week: The Battle of the Bulge! (Dec. 16, 1944 – Jan. 28, 1945)

After the invasion of Normandy in June of 1944 and the breakout that followed, U.S. and Allied forces pushed Adolf Hi**er’s armies back toward Germany. By September, after three months of hard fighting, the Germans had their backs against their own borders, defending along the West Wall/Siegfried Line. As the Allies regrouped for another push, Hi**er struck in a bold counteroffensive that would become known as the Battle of the Bulge. The surprise attack broke through the thinly held American sector in the Ardennes before driving west. Initially, the surprised American defenders were overwhelmed. Soon, however, adaptive commanders and resolute soldiers stopped the German assault in what would become the largest single land battle in American history. In the end, Hi**er’s desperate gamble ‒ his last major offensive in the Western Theater ‒ only hastened his defeat.
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08/08/2023

Battle of the month: The Battle of Britain (10 Jul- 31 Oct., 1940)
In early 1940, it seemed that the N**i juggernaut couldn’t be stopped. After the fall of Poland in 1939 and the rapid collapse of the Low Countries and France the following spring, Führer Adolf Hi**er looked rapaciously across the English Channel toward his next prize. Despite the complexity of his invasion plan, known as Operation Sea Lion, one thing was clear: It required air superiority to succeed. As Hi**er unleashed his air attack in what would become the Battle of Britain, waves of Luftwaffe bombers and fighters poured across the Channel. As the days turned to weeks, the fate of Europe’s last defender hung in the balance. In this first-of-its-kind battle ‒ one determined exclusively by airpower ‒ fighters and bombers embraced in deadly clashes over the skies of England and the Channel. In the end, Britain’s Fighter Command held, handing Hi**er his first major setback of the war.
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12/07/2023

Our next issue is out: The Battle of Chickamauga (18-20 Sept.1863)
In 1863, while Maj. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant maneuvered against Vicksburg in the West and Gen. Robert E. Lee prepared to invade Pennsylvania in the East, Maj. Gen. William S. Rosecrans began his campaign to capture Chattanooga, Tennessee. Control of this vital rail center and “gateway to the Deep South” would help determine the outcome of the war. But after Rosecrans’s brilliant start in a campaign of deception and maneuver, he made a critical error when he overextended his army in pursuit of Gen. Braxton Bragg. When Bragg tried to capitalize on the error, the result was the Battle of Chickamauga ‒ one of the largest, costliest, and most desperately fought battles of the Civil War. This stunning Confederate victory might well have changed the South’s fortunes. But because Bragg chose not to pursue the Army of the Cumberland, they escaped. It was a costly mistake by the Confederates.
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09/06/2023

Great Father's Day Gift: He will love this! Who needs the 300 page books when you can fully understand each battle in just 30 minutes.

This book is a journey through twelve epic battles of American history. And because battles determine wars, and wars determine history, it is a journey worth taking. Through these twelve battles, you will gain insights into some of the most important leaders, ideas, and conflicts that have define...

05/06/2023

Battle of the Month: Midway (3-6 June 1942)
After the devastating attack on Pearl Harbor in December 1941, it seemed nothing could stop Japanese offensive momentum in the Pacific. A string of victories and territorial conquests fueled optimism and confidence throughout Japan. But the U.S. Pacific Fleet was still a problem they had to solve. To complete its destruction and prevent further interference with Japan’s expansion plans, Adm. Isoroku Yamamoto devised a plan to surprise U.S. forces by seizing Midway ‒ key strategic terrain that Japanese naval leaders were certain the U.S. would contest. The plan was designed to force the weakened U.S. fleet into battle. But a bold U.S. Navy admiral, Chester Nimitz, had other plans. Using good intelligence, and the skill and bravery of his subordinate commanders, aviators, sailors, and Marines, he turned the great Japanese “trap” into a stunning American victory ‒ one that would dramatically alter the course of the war.
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28/04/2023

Battle of the month: Shiloh (6-7 April 1862)
After his early success in the Civil War’s Western Theater, Maj. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant moved south to capture the key railroad hub at Corinth and further cut into the Confederate hold on the Tennessee and Mississippi River Valleys. But Confederate Gen. Albert S. Johnston wasn’t playing by Grant’s script. Instead of waiting for Grant to combine armies with Maj. Gen. Don Carlos Buell, Johnston moved north for a surprise attack. It almost worked. But after taking a beating the first day, a resolute Grant rallied his army and pushed the Confederates back, salvaging victory from what appeared to be certain defeat and further opening the Confederacy’s vulnerable Western flank. But Shiloh was also a sobering wake-up call for both sides. With carnage on a scale not seen before, all illusions of a short and low-cost war were shattered.
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08/04/2023

Are you ready to learn about one of the greatest campaigns in millitary history? (Subscribers: Check your mailboxes- Vicksburg has arrived!)
Summary: 1863 was a pivotal year in the American Civil War. In both theaters, eastern and western, Confederate forces had recently seized the initiative. Northern support for the war ebbed to an all-time low, threatening President Abraham Lincoln’s dream of a unified nation. But everything changed in the summer of 1863 when Maj. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant captured the Confederate stronghold of Vicksburg. With his victory, Grant had cut the Confederacy in two and assured Union control of the Mississippi River. This, combined with Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee’s defeat at Gettysburg, restored Union confidence in the war and helped reelect Lincoln. For the South, however, the loss of Vicksburg was devastating ‒ representing the beginning of the end.
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22/03/2023

If you only read one book this year, this should be that book. When you live in a nation forged in war, it helps to understand the "blacksmiths". Check out the reviews, and get your copy today!

This book is a journey through twelve epic battles of American history. And because battles determine wars, and wars determine history, it is a journey worth taking. Through these twelve battles, you will gain insights into some of the most important leaders, ideas, and conflicts that have define...

16/03/2023

Battle of the month: The Alamo (Feb. 23 – March 6, 1836). During the Texas Revolution, the Mexican Army clashed with Texan forces on several battlefields ‒ the most famous of which was the Alamo. During this 13-day siege, a small group of defenders held out against overwhelming odds only to die in the final Mexican assault on the Alamo mission. Although it was clearly a tactical defeat for the Texans, this legendary “last stand” was a sentinel event during the Texas Revolution. The battle, more than any other event, galvanized Texans’ popular support against Gen. Santa Anna, President of Mexico. Not only did the brave defenders buy time for Sam Houston to build his Texan army, but they also created the symbol that would rally the support and manpower to defeat Santa Anna just weeks later at the Battle of San Jacinto. Today, the Alamo still evokes sentiments of patriotism, courage, and determination against great odds.
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04/01/2023

The format will blow you away! Concise, yet thorough. Learn American history the easy way.

This book is a journey through twelve epic battles of American history. And because battles determine wars, and wars determine history, it is a journey worth taking. Through these twelve battles, you will gain insights into some of the most important leaders, ideas, and conflicts that have define...

16/11/2022

For anyone who likes history, this book will be their best friend. Check out the reviews, then order some for Christmas! Enjoy.
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This book is a journey through twelve epic battles of American history. And because battles determine wars, and wars determine history, it is a journey worth taking. Through these twelve battles, you will gain insights into some of the most important leaders, ideas, and conflicts that have define...