First Post

As my first post, let me explain that the decision to move over from Facebook had more to do with practicality then not wanting to irritate old high school friends with postings that had little to do with day-to-day catch-up activity. Their news postings left little room for detailed entries, and I wanted an easy website to refer new gaming and reenactment friends to. So welcome to the first posting of what I hope to be at least a weekly, if not everyday blog in honor of the world-changing events of World War II. Most of the postings will be centered around the European war and not the Pacific as that is my main center of interest. I may occasionally enter a few brief descriptions of events in the Pacific only where they had an impact on the Europe half of the war. This is not to slight those brave men and women who served and died in those great ocean and island battles, but it's mainly an issue of time and focus, plus I know a lot more about the Europe conflict from the hobbies and the studies and reading I've researched for writing my book. I have to admit that what I know about the Pacific is mainly garnered from movies and TV programs, with the occasional book read like the biography of Gregory "Pappy" Boyington. I did not want in my ignorance to say anything that dishonored those who fought there for either side.