Tag: History
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The Force is with Me on a Sultry South Florida Sunday
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in Arnhem: The Battle for the Bridges, 1944, John Williams (Composer), Life in Florida, Life in Miami (1972-2016), Life in Miami….Again, Life in New Hampshire (December 2023 – October 2024), Life in the Tampa Bay area, Movies, Reunion Duology, Reunion: Coda, Star Wars, Star Wars Day, Star Wars Radio Dramas, The Complete Star Wars Trilogy: The Original Radio Dramas, William Shakespeare's Star WarsLate Morning, Sunday, May 4, 2025, Miami, Florida Hello, everyone! It’s another hot and humid South Florida morning as I begin May the Fourth Be With You Day 2025. The current temperature is 82°F (28°C) under partly sunny conditions. With the wind blowing from the south-southeast at 10 MPH (16 Km/H) and humidity at 69%,…
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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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Old Gamers Never Die: Some More Thoughts on ‘Sea Power: Naval Combat in the Missile Age’
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in Alternative History (Alt History), Cold War-Turns-Hot Games, Cold Waters, Computer and Video Games, Killerfish Games, MicroProse Software, Naval Warfare Simulations, Red Storm Rising (1986 novel), Regiments (2022), Sea Power: Naval Combat in the Missile Age, Strike Fleet (1987), The Third World War: August 1985, The Third World War: The Untold Story (1982), Tom Clancy (author)Sea Power: Naval Combat in the Missile Age Genre: Real-time strategy/naval warfare simulation Developed by: Triassic Games Published by: MicroProse Release Date: November 12, 2024 Current Status: Early Access If you’re a regular visitor to A Certain Point of View, Too, you probably know I lived through the last 28 years of the Cold War.…
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Writer’s Shop Talk: ‘Reunion: Coda’ – Characters’ Views on History, Politics, and Personal Beliefs
What are your protagonists’ political or religious views (if any)? What do they believe in? Professor James K. Garraty: A Centrist Democrat with a Passion for History In Reunion: Coda, Professor James K. Garraty stands out as a centrist Democrat, often casting his vote for the party. As a dedicated educator, he lives by the…
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Old Gamers Never Die: Learning New Things…and Re-Learning Things I Already Knew
Early Afternoon, Sunday, December 22, 2024, Miami, Florida I’ve been diving into Sea Power: Naval Combat in the Missile Age ever since Triassic Games and MicroProse launched it in Early Access this past November. And let me tell you, even though it’s still a work in progress, I’m thoroughly enjoying this simulation of late 20th-century…
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Triumph and Tragedy in the Med: A ‘Sea Power’ After-Action Account Told as a Press Release
Press Release: Naval Battle in the Eastern Mediterranean October 21, 1984 The Navy Department reports that, 12 hours after Warsaw Pact forces began hostilities in Western Europe following the deposition of the ailing General Secretary Konstantin Chernenko by Soviet hardliners, the USS Nimitz carrier battlegroup successfully fended off coordinated air and submarine attacks by Soviet…
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Old Gamers Never Die: A ‘Sea Power’ After Action Report (Told as a News Story)
F-14 Pilots Thwart Soviet Attack in the Norwegian Sea ABOARD USS NIMITZ, March 1, 1985 In a series of intense aerial clashes above the Norwegian Sea on Day 12 of the ongoing war between NATO and the Warsaw Pact, F-14 pilots from the USS Nimitz carrier battle group emerged victorious, shooting down four Soviet Backfire…
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Old Gamers Never Die: My Turkey Day Adventures with ‘Sea Power’
Late Afternoon, Friday, November 29, 2024, Miami, Florida Hi there, Constant Readers. Welcome to the Friday edition of A Certain Point of View, Too. Yesterday was Thanksgiving Day in the United States and its associated territories – including Puerto Rico, Guam, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Although I didn’t do anything special on this national…
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Decisive Victory or Pyrrhic: My Experience with Sea Power
Late Morning/Midday, Sunday, November 17, 2024, Miami, Florida Hi, there, Constant Readers. It’s a warm but gray-shrouded late fall day in South Florida. The temperature is 81°F (27°C) under mostly cloudy conditions. With the wind blowing from the east-northeast at 11 MPH (18 km/h) and humidity at 53%, the heat index is 85°F (29°C). Weatherwise,…
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Exploring ‘Sea Power’: A Naval Combat Experience
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in Alex Diaz-Granados, Amazon, Cold War-Turns-Hot Games, Cold Waters, Computer and Video Games, CreateSpace Independent Publishing, Creative Writing, Kindle, Kindle Create (Publishing App), Life in Florida, Life in Miami….Again, MicroProse Software, Personal Thoughts, Regiments (2022), Regiments: Iron Curtain, Regiments: Second Wave, Regiments: Winds of Change, Reunion Duology, Reunion: A Story, Reunion: Coda, Sea Power: Naval Combat in the Missile Age, Triassic Games, Writer’s BlockLate Morning, Friday, November 15, 2024, Miami, Florida Hi there, dear Constant Readers. Well, here it is late Friday morning, and it’s shaping up to be a typically warm – even hot – and humid day in the subtropical zone. The temperature is 83°F (28°C) under partly sunny skies. With humidity at 63% and the…
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