Happy Birthday John Wayne
On May 26th, 1907, 105 years ago, John Wayne (born Marion Robert Morrison, and later changed to Marion Mitchell Morrison) was born. For those who know me, you know that…
Review: Red Tails
I went to see Red Tails over the weekend. First off, let me make a couple of things clear: Red Tails is not, nor was it meant to be, a…
Review: The Unincorprated Man
During the summer of 2010, I went to WesterCon in Pasadena with my family. while I was there I had the pleasure of meeting the brothers Dani and Eytan Kollin,…
Review: Almuric by Robert E. Howard
I’ve been meaning to read Almuric by Robert E. Howard for some years and I figured with the imminent release of John Carson (Edgar Rice Burrough’s Barsoom) in theaters in…
Captain America in Review
I finally had an opportunity to see Captain America recently. For those of you who haven’t seen it, get out there and do so while you still can. It is…
Chance Vought F4U Corsair
This time around we're featuring the Chance Vought F4U Corsair, one of the best fighters produced during WW2. It saw service with the U.S. Navy and Marines, as well as…
The Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress
It’s been a while since I’ve done up one of these posts, and with the recent loss of the Liberty Belle, I figured it was time to do one on…
Doolittle Raid
Today marks the 69th anniversary of the Doolittle Raid, the first bombing of the Japanese main islands during World War 2. The raid, planned and lead by Jimmy Doolittle with…
Remembering World War 1
Today marks the 94th Anniversary of the U.S. entry into World War 1, with its Declaration of War on Germany. World War 1 was one of the deadliest conflicts in…
Battle: Los Angeles Rocks!
I went to see Battle: Los Angeles last night. I had heard very little of the film, in fact I had only recently heard about for the first time. Yesterday…