Archive for December, 2005

Shattered Sword gets good reviews, and more good reviews

Friday, December 30th, 2005

For the unitiated, I have plugged the book Shattered Sword on here a couple of times. I have several reasons:
1) It’s a DAMNED fine book - I’d wager HEAVILY that this will be THE reference volume when people look to see what the IJN did in the battle of Midway. Well, people who […]

Book Review: Unhinged by Michelle Malkin

Thursday, December 29th, 2005

I got it for Christmas from elgato at SwankyCon. I just finished it off, and I loved it.
Mind you, it’s not the sort of book that you love because it’s uplifting. On the contrary, all it did was remind me of how ill the body politic is right now. Frankly, the woman […]

Millblogger down

Monday, December 19th, 2005

Navy Reservist, and blogger, Paul Berkley was murdered over the weekend, reports The Military Outpost. Berkley and his wife were shot while in Milbrook Exchange Park in Raleigh, North Carolina. Berkley was home on leave from Fifth Fleet Headquarters in Bahrain.
Our hearts and prayers go out to the Berkley family and we hope for a […]

December 7, 1941

Wednesday, December 7th, 2005

AIR RAID ON PEARL HARBOR X THIS IS NOT DRILL

Navy plans for expanding the fleet

Sunday, December 4th, 2005

The New York Times reports the navy is proposing to increase the fleet from 281 ships to 313 in the next decade or so. The emphasis seems to be on combatting irregular warfare and looks like it’s moving away from more traditional warfare, such as that with China.

Poooooooooor crunchies!

Friday, December 2nd, 2005

Go Navy!

The combined land, aerial, and sea forces that the Navy Dept. will bring to bear on those hapless Hudsonites will a spectacle for the ages!
Why, I’m getting all randy, nay, ZESTY, thinking about it!