History Forum / War History / War History / June 2004

Hello listers,
does anybody know where I can find information and a photo about
"World War One victory button" (bronze), decoration of a soldier who
fought in the U.S. Army?

Ha, some in towns near the border of Canada
and the US will be celebrating an extra long
weekend from July 1 to July 5 I bet since
Canada Day is July 1 and US Independence

Around the same time as the Bismark went down....
An HMS ship exploded killing approx 1300 men.. (not to sure of the
casualties..)
The footage showed the (Destroyer) listing to port, with men scrambling to

D-DAY
HYPOCRISY AT ITS GUT WRENCHING WORST
HENRY LABOUCHERE  "We are without exception the greatest robbers and
marauders that ever existed on the face of the globe. We are worse

Is there some technology currently in use that will automatically determine the
location from which enemy small arms fire has come, and return fire against it?
Seems like it is feasible with current technology, and would be useful for
dealing with terrorist ambushes. I'm obviously ...

Whether war on terrorism, war on drugs, or any of the innumerable wars
over the centuries; there is a common denominator-the political state.
Individual politicians may be likeable, well spoken, and sincere. But as
part of a corrupt, thieving, and murderous cabal, their collective

"Justice, Justice You Must Pursue"
Why I Burned My Israeli Military Papers
By JOSH RUEBNER
On Thursday I set fire to my Israeli military deferral papers across

I remember when relatives would visit from the the USSR they were
forced to leave behind chidlren or spuses as hostages to ensure proper
behavior (i.e., not stay in the states, publiclty condemn the system,
etc.)  Now Americans it seems are using the innocent as bargaining

I don't know if this is the right place but...
The Red license plates on American General's staff vehicles (red plate with
the gold stars) - does anybody know where that tradition began in the
American armed forces, or perhaps elsewhere?

Saturday, May 22, 2004 1:17 p.m. EDT
Dershowitz: U.S. Needs Improved Torture Tactics
Harvard Law Professor Alan Dershowitz, who urged that terrorists be
tortured in a November 2001 column he wrote for the Los Angeles Times,

To D: Patterson - You have started me on the right track to get information
about both of these relatives.
You seemed to remember a previous post where I made an inquiry about the use
of an alias.  William

Sorry, if this is OT
The CIA was created 1947. What intelligence services did the US have
before CIA?

Everybody seems to be going ga-ga over the celebrations of
the Allied landings in Normandy 60 years ago. But because
the big event is  June 6, the networks had to content
themselves Saturday with glimpses of Prince Charles and of

Two Grand Uncles in the US Army during the Indian Wars.  In December of 1886
one was stationed at
Fort Spokane, Washington Territory and was in Co. K, 4th US Infantry.  His
brother was stationed at

Does anyone know of a good reference for the practices of the major powers
in the Napoleonic era in the treatment, exchange and parole of prisoners?
Jim