I watched “The Wind That Shakes the Barley” on Netflix. Great movie about the Irish Uprising in the early Nineteenth Century. Not for the faint at heart though. Some scenes are very graphic and emotional. Worth checking out.
The Wind That Shakes the Barley trailer on YouTube.
The Wind That Shakes the Barley (2006) on IMDB.
Tags: British, England, Entertainment, History, Ireland, Irish, Military, movie, video, war
I just enjoyed an L.A. Times article on how the U.S. military trains soldiers in the use of donkeys and mules.
I’m glad to see that good old tried and true methods are not forgotten. That technology does not solve all problems. And that not all solutions have to be hugely expensive or complicated.
Tags: animal, History, Military, training, U.S. Marines
I was checking out Google Books tonight. There is a ton of valuable interesting stuff! Including, “Maine at Gettysburg“. “Maine at Gettysburg” is the definitive single volume reference of the many and great contributions that men from The State of Maine made at the Battle of Gettysburg in July of 1863.
There are many other great historical pieces on Google Books. The nice thing is that it’s search able and easy to bookmark and share.
I need to explore the stacks at Google more!
