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Prelude to the Battle of Saratoga – Part II
When Lieutenant Colonel Friedrich Baum and Lieutenant Colonel Heinrich von Breymann (from the German principality of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel) left Burgoyne, they were told by Burgoyne that the town of Bennington, VT, was lightly defended by a small group of militia totaling about 400 men. The German officers were confident that their force of 1,400 men would easily defeat any militia they would find
Prelude to the Battle of Saratoga – Part I
The British leadership believed the strength of the Patriot cause was in New England. Their divide-and-conquer strategy was based on the theory that by cutting the northern states – CT, MA, NH, NY, and RI – off from the rest, the revolution would collapse.
Blockades Don’t Always Work, or Do They?
What prevented the Royal Navy’s blockade from being totally effective? After all, the Royal Navy had a successful history of blockading French and other European ports. The answer lies in distance, geography, number of ports, a lack of resources, and weather.
The Final Three Frigates
In the minds of the men who authorized the 13 frigates, their primary role was to slip out of the ports where they were based and take prizes. The goal was to disrupt British commerce and divert Royal Navy ships from blockading U.S. ports. As a result, they were designed to be fast and maneuverable.
From the Hac's Seat
Dead Man’s Curve
Helicopters are the only aircraft with a chart in the flight manual unofficially known as Dead Man’s Curve. Fixed-wing airplanes don’t have one. One of the misconceptions about helicopters is…
Fun & Dumb
There’s Ice and Then There’s ICE!
As I write this story, it is early March 2024 when I often think about a flight in a Piper Turbo Aztec that involved icing way back in March 1978.…
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2026
Real Clear Defense
May 8th, 2026 - "The Waterfall of Reasons Why the PRC Will Not Invade Taiwan" - https://www.realcleardefense.com/articles/2026/05/09/waterfall_of_five_reasons_why_the_prc_will_not_invade_taiwan_1181688.html
April 23rd, 2026 - "The New World Order of 2027" - https://www.realcleardefense.com/articles/2026/04/23/the_new_world_order_of_2027_1178400.html
Jewish Warrior
May 2026 issue - "A Tale of Courage and Leadership" - https://alephmilitary.org/jews-in-american-military-history-ltc-robert-rosie-rosenthal/
SeniorsSkiing.com
March 19th, 2026 -"Musings from Whistler" - https://seniorsskiing.com/musings-from-whistler/
February 20th, 2026 – "Notes from a Few Days at Palisades" - https://seniorsskiing.com/notes-from-a-few-days-at-palisades/
February 20th, 2026 – "Northstar, a Gem Discovered" - https://seniorsskiing.com/northstar-a-gem-discovered/
January 9th, 2026 - "Ski Trip Planning - It's That Time of Year" - https://seniorsskiing.com/ski-trip-planning-its-that-time-of-the-year/
2025
CanvasRebel
June 12, 2025 - Marc answers questions about challenges one faces as an author.
Jewish American Warrior
Passover 2025 issue – “Jews in American Military History – Abigail Minis – Pioneer and Early Community Leader in Savannah, GA”.
SeniorsSkiing.com
March 7th, 2025 - "Age Changes the Way You Ski" - https://seniorsskiing.com/age-forces-you-to-change-the-way-you-ski/
February 21st, 2025 - "The Punch Bicycle Turn" - https://seniorsskiing.com/the-punch-bicycle-turn/
February 7th, 2025 - "Confessions from a Non-Helmet Wearer" - https://seniorsskiing.com/confessions-of-a-former-non-helmet-wearer/
January 9th, 2025 - "My Biggest Fear on the Slopes" - https://seniorsskiing.com/my-biggest-fear-on-the-slopes/
2024
Military History Now
March 26th, 2024 - "You're in the Cockpit." Climb Aboard a B-26 for a Real 1943 Skip Bombing Mission - https://militaryhistorynow.com/2024/03/26/skip-bombing-climb-inside-the-cockpit-for-an-actual-b-26-bomber-raid/
March 11th, 2024 -YE-ZB 'Hayrake' - The Top-Secret Radio Navigation System That Helped America's Carrier Pilots Defeat the Japanese - https://militaryhistorynow.com/2024/03/11/ye-zb-hayrake-the-top-secret-radio-navigation-system-that-helped-americas-carrier-pilots-defeat-the-japanese/
January 12th, 2024 - High Octane Victory – How Allied Super Fuels Powered the Allied Air War - https://militaryhistorynow.com/2024/01/09/high-octane-victory-how-new-super-fuels-powered-the-allied-air-war/
SeniorsSkiing.com
December 9th, 2024 - Ski Safety Starts With Looking in the Mirror - https://seniorsskiing.com/ski-safety-starts-with-looking-in-the-mirror/
March 22nd, 2024 - My Ego as a Senior Skier - https://seniorsskiing.com/my-ego-as-a-senior-skier/?unapproved=20772&moderation-hash=f53be727e070c2b92880582d8d42a4dd#comment-20772
March 15th, 2024 -Skiing Santa Fe - - https://seniorsskiing.com/skiing-ski-santa-fe/
March 15th, 2024 - Tuning Skis - https://seniorsskiing.com/prepping-skis/
February 21st, 2024 - Prepping Skis - https://seniorsskiing.com/prepping-skis/
January 9th, 2024 - Different Way to Buy a Pair of Skis - Part II - https://seniorsskiing.com/different-way-to-buy-a-pair-of-skis-part-ii/
2023
Articles from SeniorsSkiing.com
December 12th,2023 – Different Way to Buy a Pair of Skis – Part I – https://seniorsskiing.com/different-way-to-buy-a-pair-of-skis-part-1/
November 7th, 2023 - To Epic, IKON or Season Pass or Not - https://seniorsskiing.com/to-epic-ikon-or-season-pass-or-not/
Articles from MilitaryHistoryNow.com
November 12th, 2023 – Dive Bombers – A Brief History of the First Precision Strike Aircraft - https://militaryhistorynow.com/2023/11/12/dive-bombers-a-brief-history-of-the-first-precision-strike-aircraft/
Miscellaneous
March 2023, Eagle Forum – “Is Taiwan Secure?”
Articles from Military History Now.com
2022
September 9th, 2022 -Hellcat vs. Focke-Wulf - How Did the U.S. Navy Warplane Stack Up Against Germany's FW-190? -https://militaryhistorynow.com/2022/09/07/hellcat-vs-focke-wulf-how-did-the-u-s-navy-warplane-stack-up-against-germanys-fw-190/
August 22nd, 2022 - Nordic Buffalos – How an Obsolete U.S. Navy Warbird Found a New Lease On Life in Finland’s War With the U.S.S.R. - https://militaryhistorynow.com/2022/08/22/nordic-buffalos-how-an-obsolete-u-s-navy-warbird-found-a-new-lease-on-life-in-finlands-war-with-the-u-s-s-r/
May 3rd, 2022 – MiG vs. Panther – Inside the Cold War Dogfight That Never Happened - https://militaryhistorynow.com/2022/05/03/panther-vs-mig-inside-the-cold-war-dogfight-that-officially-never-happened/
March 5th, 2022 – The Tyranny of Distance - https://militaryhistorynow.com/2022/03/06/tyranny-of-distance-how-overcoming-geography-was-key-to-the-allied-victory-in-ww2/
2021
October 3rd, 2021 - Mustang Versus Corsair, Which Is the Better Fighter - https://militaryhistorynow.com/2021/10/03/mustang-vs-corsair-inside-the-u-s-navys-1944-match-up-between-the-two-fighters/
August 12th, 2021 – Dogfighting – A Primer on Fighter Combat in World War II - https://militaryhistorynow.com/2021/08/12/dogfighting-a-primer-on-fighter-combat-in-world-war-two/
July 17th, 2021 - F4U Corsair – A Brief History of America’s Legendary Gull-Winged Fighter - https://militaryhistorynow.com/2021/07/17/the-f4u-corsair-a-brief-history-of-americas-legendary-gull-winged-fighter/
May 5th, 2021 - HMS Victorious - Meet the British Carrier that Joined the U.S. Navy in WW2 -
March 28th, 2021 - "U.S.S. Ranger - Meet the Only Original U.S. Carrier to Fight in the Atlantic"
February 10th, 2021 - "The Thunderbirds Go to War"
January 19th, 2021 - "Wildcat versus the Zero - Resetting the Record" -
Article from AERO Magazine (Hungarian)
May 2021 - Száznegyven helikopter éles bevetésen | English Translation
Online: https://airbase.blog.hu/2021/06/07/tizennegy_nemzet_szaznegyven_helikopter
Ski Industry Articles
October, 2021 - "Market Update: Senior Skiers by the Numbers," NSAA JOURNAL, Fall 2021 issue.
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Ten Issues from the Late 18th Century the U.S. Still Wrestles With Today
If you listen to many of our political leaders, they frame many of the serious political issues we face today as “new.” Yet, if you look back at our history , after the American Revolution, many of these “new” problems were faced and solved by our Founding Fathers. This presentation is about 10 key topics…