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Post by Jim on Mar 28, 2010 11:53:27 GMT 9
Quoted from the rules thread:
I am NOT soliciting contestants in advance to determine if there are enough people willing to compete to hold the contest! I will award my prizes regardless of the level of participation! IT IS GAME ON during the following time period:
Glad you could do this, duy, but the reason that I wanted some commitment is because my clocks are time consuming and somewhat labor intensive, even tho they aren't all that costly to make... With shipping, I had about 40.00 in each one............. Your prizes are interesting and unique as well as historical....... Trying to think of an essay to enter for myself........... The Old Sarge
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Post by Jim on Mar 29, 2010 3:07:57 GMT 9
Thanks duy, you just think you haven't put forth any effort, you are a judge and just wait till you start judging............ The Hard part will be to not pick your choices till the thing is over...... What I did was to print them out as they were postede and then read them in the order posted. Putting the ones aside that merit further reading to make a selection.... Would be nice to have the other 3 judges choices and your choice coincide..... Will be trying to see if I can make your job difficult........ The Old Sarge
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Post by Bullhunter on Mar 29, 2010 13:09:25 GMT 9
I'm sure we can make that happen.
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Post by MOW on Apr 1, 2010 18:24:32 GMT 9
This should be fun :2thumbsup
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Post by Jeff Shannon on Apr 9, 2010 18:57:02 GMT 9
Quoted from Pat Perry
I have read about 25 books and viewed countless History Channel documentaries on most of the wars in which the US has been involved. I only collect F-106 memorabilia. The war I study the most is the one we’re in now (GWOT). In 2001 as I watched the airplanes crash into the WTC towers with tears flowing, I knew that our path as the last remaining global superpower was charted for the next 30-35 years.
Asymmetric warfare has always been the weakness of powerful countries especially when their leaders (politicians) insist upon controlling the rules of engagement. The military war fighters are left to do the dirty work within the rules.
Fortunately, every war we’ve fought has led to technological gains we’ve been able to take to the next one and minimize human losses. This came home when I recently read how Lincoln’s effective use and timing of telegraph messages with his Generals made the difference in the outcome of the Civil War. It’s hard to imagine… a war lasting 5 years that took over 620,000 American lives and untold civilians.
Ironically, as we fight the GWOT we are faced at home with a “war on capitalism” that would ruin our economy with deficit spending. All we need is one more economic shock like oil or financial markets. This is one war I’m looking forward to because it will allow the voice of American people to finally be heard. That’s my 250 words.
I couldn't agree with you more Pat.
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Post by Jim Scanlon (deceased) on Apr 10, 2010 10:15:18 GMT 9
I have read many books about the wars our nation has been involved in. Some are pure junk, mostly facts, figures and no story. Some are all story and no basis of facts. Several authors have struck a chord with me. Mike Shaara wroth The Killer Angels, about the Battle at Gettysburg. His son, Jeff Shaara, wrote Gods and Generals and Last Full Measure. Both about the War Between the States. He has also written books about the Revolutionary War, the War with Mexico, the First World War and World War Two. He uses the words and actions of the actual people and melds them into the story of fictional characters, involved in the actual events. So, you follow Gen. Lee and those around him, using fictional characters to fill in the empty spaces.Every one of his books, like his father's, grabbed me from the beginning. The books of Stephen Ambrose need no introduction. They are great. Biographies by some of our military members are usually well worth the read. I tend to read those of our military from wars prior to Nam. If you have a used book store near you, like Half Price Books, stop in and browse the shelves. I'm sure you will find something to give you a good read. Jim Too  |
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