Category: Military History
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Book Review: ‘The Fall of Japan: The Final Weeks of World War II in the Pacific
The Fall of Japan: The Final Weeks of World War II in the Pacific Kindle EditionBy: William CraigPublisher (Original): The Dial PressPublisher (Kindle Edition): Open Road MediaYear of Publication: Original (1967); Kindle Edition (2015) Amazon’s Publisher’s Description New York Times Bestseller: A “virtually faultless” account of the last weeks of WWII in the Pacific from…
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The Battle of Midway: Myths and Misconceptions
Introduction: Truth vs. Mythology Today is the 83rd anniversary of the Battle of Midway (June 4–7, 1942), widely regarded as one of the most significant naval battles in American history and a pivotal turning point in both the Asia-Pacific War and World War II. This historic engagement solidified the aircraft carrier’s dominance in naval tactics…
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VE Day 1945 Plus 80 Years
Late Morning, Thursday, May 8, 2025, Miami, Florida The German High Command will at once issue orders to all German military, naval and air authorities and to all forces under German control to cease active operations at 23.01 hours Central European time on 8 May 1945… – German Instrument of Surrender, Article 2 Eighty years…
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And Now, Something Somewhat Different: My To Be Read List for May 2025
Early Afternoon, Wednesday, May 7, 2025, Miami, Florida It’s hot and muggy outside on this South Florida spring day. This far south, the seasons aren’t as clearly defined as they are, say, in New Hampshire. Here, in the Miami area, we locals only seem to experience two seasons – the “dry” one that begins sometime…
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Musings and Thoughts for Friday, May 2, 2025
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in Alex Diaz-Granados, Amazon, Books, Creative Writing, Donald Trump, Kindle, Kindle Create (Publishing App), Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP), Military History, Reunion Duology, Reunion: Coda, The Life and Times of Le Bronco von der Löwenhöhle: Stories and Tips from Thirteen Years with a Leonberger, Thomas Wikman, U.S. Politics, World War II (1939-1945)Late Morning, Friday, May 2, 2025, Miami, Florida It’s another warm and muggy spring day in South Florida as another workweek winds down. Currently, the temperature is 79°F under mostly sunny conditions. With humidity at 60% and the wind blowing from the east-southeast at 7 MPH (11 Km/H), the heat index is 87°F (30°C). Today,…
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Weekend Update: How I Spent My Sunday
Early Afternoon, Monday, November 25, 2024, Miami, Florida Hi, there, Constant Readers. Yesterday was a tranquil Sunday in South Florida. As my television and Blu-ray player were not yet set up, I was unable to watch my extensive physical movie collection. Although I have 72 titles on Movies Anywhere, including Star Wars, Casablanca, and Jurassic…
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Musings & Thoughts for Tuesday, September 3, 2024
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in Alex Diaz-Granados, Amazon, Books, Creative Writing, Kindle, Kindle Create (Publishing App), Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP), Reunion Duology, Reunion: A Story, Reunion: Coda, The Life and Times of Le Bronco von der Löwenhöhle: Stories and Tips from Thirteen Years with a Leonberger, Thomas Wikman, World War II (1939-1945)It’s a sunny but cold early fall day in eastern New Hampshire, with a temperature of 64°F (18°C). Eighty-five years ago today, France and Great Britain declared war on Nazi Germany after Hitler’s invasion of Poland. The user is gearing up for a road trip back to South Florida and is working on the novel…
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Musings & Thoughts for Thursday, June 6, 2024, or: D-Day + 80 Years…and Back to Revising Reunion: Coda’s Chapter 17
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in Alex Diaz-Granados, Amazon, Creative Writing, D-Day (June 6, 1944), Kindle, Kindle Create (Publishing App), Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP), Life in New Hampshire (December 2023 and Onward), Military History, Reunion Duology, Reunion: A Story, Reunion: Coda, Summer 2024, World War II (1939-1945), Writing as a CraftIn Madison, New Hampshire, it’s a warm, partly sunny day with a current temperature of 73°F. The forecast predicts scattered light showers, with a high of 77°F and a low of 61°F. Today marks the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings in Normandy, France. The author is revising Chapter 17 of their novel, aiming for…
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Musings & Thoughts for Wednesday, May 15, 2024, or: The Book that I’m Reading…and the One that I’m Writing
The writer is gradually getting back into leisure reading after focusing on work-related titles. They are currently reading “The World Remade: America in World War I” and plan to bring pleasure reading back into their routine. Progress on the novel “Reunion: Coda” is outlined, with 16 chapters completed, totaling 95,264 words.
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Musings & Thoughts for Monday, July 17, 2023, or: Wrapping Up the Weekend Update While Prepping for the Writing Workday
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in Alex Diaz-Granados, Amazon, Amazon Music, Beatriz Diaz-Granados, Blogging, Books, Creative Writing, Family History, Hell to Pay: Operation DOWNFALL and the Invasion of Japan, 1945-1947, Kindle, Kindle Create (Publishing App), Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP), Life in Florida, Life in the Tampa Bay area, Military History, Operation Downfall, Personal Thoughts, Reunion Duology, Reunion: A Story, Reunion: Coda, Summer in Florida, World War II (1939-1945)Late Morning, Monday, July 17, 2023, Lithia, Florida Hi, folks. It’s another scorching summer day here in the Tampa Bay area. As I start my 1,183rd post on A Certain Point of View, Too, it’s 87°F/30°C under sunny skies, but with humidity at 78% and a weak southwesterly breeze of 3 MPH/5 KMH, the feels-like…
A Certain Point of View, Too 