Rest easy Colonel
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Edward Shames, last remaining member of Easy Company, has passed on from this world. https://www.aol.com/edward-shames-last-surviving-officer-213412945.html I would consider him to be a member of the […]
An Authentic, Moving Memorial
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“Rob Lofthouse has written an authentic, moving memorial to thelife of a great American and soldier. Gordon Lippman’s extraordinarymilitary service included combat tours in World […]
Quite a Story Indeed!
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Amazon has reverted back to the retail price on Kindle as of this morning! They were supposed to keep it at $.99 one more day. […]
24 Hours to Launch!
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On Friday, October 22nd, my publisher, Koehler Books, will offer a 1-day $.99 sale for my Ebook. You can take advantage of this awesome deal by […]
Just 2 More Days to Release of Honor Through Sacrifice
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My publisher will be holding a 1-day $.99 sale for my Ebook on Friday. You can take advantage of this awesome deal within 72 hours. […]
Required Reading for Today’s Military Officer Corps
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“If you thought Audie Murphy was a highly decorated military hero, then you need to read about Colonel Gordon Lippman in the book Honor Through […]
Gordon Lippman’s Combat Actions
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Gordon and his light machine gun platoon were dropped off target just like most of those jumping into southern France to launch Operation Dragoon. Attached […]
Wild Bill Boyle
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Continuing on with excerpts from The Hotton Report. Sometime after midnight on the 21st of December, the commanding officer and battalion heads of the 517th […]
Soy – Hotton Road
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The following account was drawn from a book written in 2006 by Robert K. McDonald, called, The Hotton Report. It tells of the importance of […]