The Dream of the Iron Dragon: An Alternate History Viking Epic [https://www.amazon.com/Dream-Iron-Dragon-Alternate-History-ebook/dp/B078WLB2CR] is the the type of “alternate history” that’s been around since Twain’s “A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court” – a man of our time goes to the past, and starts changing things. Like Flint’s “1632” series, and Stirling’s Nantucket series, it’s not just one man. Like Weber’s Apocalypse Troll, you can throw out the “from our time” aspect. Our protag…
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Enjoy the friends, family, and food. > IN CONGRESS, JULY 4, 1776 The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America When in the Course of human events it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature’s God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the cause…
74 years ago today, the armed forces of the allies landed at Normandy, storming the German defenses. The Didact, as usual, says it well [http://didactsreach.blogspot.com/2018/06/for-those-who-ventured-into-howling-dark.html] .…
The final battle of WW2 in Europe was an odd affair. On May 5, after Hitler’s suicide but just before Germany’s unconditional surrender, American Army forces of the 23rd tank battalion joined with German Wehrmacht units to defend castle Itter [https://infogalactic.com/info/Battle_for_Castle_Itter] from the 17th SS Panzergrenadier Division. Yes, you read that right. Not a large action, it was nevertheless an odd one, and the only known battle in WW2 where US and German army forces fought side b…
Yes, the massive howitzers of the ogreverse have a [real-world inspiration]( https://infogalactic.com/i](GHOST_URL /content/images/2018/05/Nuclear_artillery_test_Grable_Event_-_Part_of_Operation_Upshot-Knothole.jpg) Here’s a video of the Upshot Knothole Grable test firing of Atomic Annie [https://infogalactic.com/info/M65_atomic_cannon].…