Tag: military
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Notes from a Fighting Admiral: A ‘Sea Power’ Update
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in Cold War-Turns-Hot Games, Cold Waters, Computer and Video Games, Computer Games, M1 Tank Platoon (1989 PC Game), MicroProse Software, Naval Warfare Simulations, Regiments (2022), Sea Power: Naval Combat in the Missile Age, Steam, Strategic Command series, Strategic Command WWII: World at War, Strategy Games, Triassic GamesWednesday, July 29, 2026 – Orlando, Florida “I wish to have no connection with any ship that does not sail fast; for I intend to go in harm’s way.” — John Paul Jones Why Pacific Strike ’85 Stands Out One of the things I love about Sea Power: Naval Combat in the Missile Age (MicroProse/Triassic…
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An Unstructured Sunday
Sunday, March 15, 2026, Orlando, Florida Ah, spring in Florida. According to yesterday’s forecast, today was supposed to be a rainy, even stormy Sunday, with menacing clouds and thunderstorms brooding over Central Florida. But as is often the case in the subtropics, the atmosphere had other plans. As I write this, it’s 79°F (26°C) under…
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Book Review: ‘Carrier: A Guided Tour of an Aircraft Carrier’
⚓ Carrier: Tom Clancy’s Guided Tour of American Sea Power Tom Clancy’s Carrier, the sixth installment in his Guided Tour nonfiction series, offers readers a vivid exploration of the U.S. Navy’s most iconic asset: the aircraft carrier and its accompanying battle group (CVBG). More than six decades after Pearl Harbor signaled the end of battleship…
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Book Review Redux: ‘Silent Victory: The U.S. Submarine War Against Japan’
Silent Victory: The U.S. Submarine War Against Japan By: Clay Blair, Jr. Publisher (Reissue): Naval Institute Press Year of Publication: (Original) 1975, (Reissue) 2001 Genre: Naval Warfare, World War II (Pacific Theater), U.S. Navy, Submarines, Submarine Warfare 🚢 Silent Victory: A Masterclass in Undersea Warfare and Strategic Reckoning Few weapons reshaped the course of 20th-century…
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Book Review: ‘A Time for Trumpets: The Untold Story of the Battle of the Bulge’
A Time for Trumpets: The Untold Story of the Battle of the Bulge By: Charles B. MacDonald Publisher: William Morrow Year Published: (Reissue) 1997 Genre: Military History, World War II (European Theater of Operations, 1944-45) On December 16, 1944, four German armies—comprising 14 infantry and five panzer divisions—launched a surprise counteroffensive against the American First…
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Book Review: ‘Special Forces – A Guided Tour of U.S. Army Special Forces’
📚 Review: Special Forces – A Guided Tour of U.S. Army Special Forces By John D. Gresham (with Tom Clancy)Berkley Books, 2001 | 366 pages | ISBN: 9780425172681Status: Out of print, but available via Internet Archive and select used book retailers. Publisher’s Blurb: They are sent to the world’s hot spots-on covert missions fraught with…
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Book Review: ’38 North Yankee’
38 North Yankee By: Ed Ruggero Publisher: Atria Books Publication Year: 1990 Genre: Military Fiction, Late Cold War Era “Hot War Scenarios,” Second Korean War Fiction 📚 Review: 38 North Yankee by Ed Ruggero Set in the precarious shadow of 1990, 38 North Yankee unfolds at a time when the Cold War has drawn its…
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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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Old Gamers Never Die: My Thoughts on the ‘CVBG Norwegian Sea’ Scenario in ‘Sea Power’
I have been hooked on Sea Power: Naval Combat in the Missile Age since its Early Access release on Steam last month. This naval combat simulation plunges you into the high-stakes world of 20th-century maritime warfare, giving you the thrill of commanding forces from NATO, Warsaw Pact, and even regional powers like Iran, Israel, and…
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