Sunday, November 11, 2018

The End of World War I

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The Aisne-Marne American Cemetery. Today is the 100th anniversary of the end of World War I. On the 11th minute of the 11th hour of the ...
Monday, December 19, 2016

Hanging up the keys and sitting down at the computer

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For those of you expecting a new blog, here is a reprint from the end of last week's. This is my last blog. I have decided that I now ...
Monday, December 12, 2016

Goodbye to the Centenary of the National Park Service

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As the year comes to a close on the Centenary of the NPS, so will my travels to our National Parks. The new year beckons with a new goal—tu...
Monday, December 5, 2016

Notes from the Road, Dec. 4, 2016

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As my sabbatical winds down and I start to wrap up my road journeys, I am taking a final spin through the Southwest. Since it is late Novem...
Monday, November 28, 2016

How war deaths affect families

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Most of the blogs for Driven by History the last month or so have focused on the Civil War. In addition to recounting the individual battle...
Monday, November 21, 2016

Antietam National Battlefield, Sharpsburg, Maryland

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As with almost all the Civil War battlefields preserved by the National Park Service, Antietam lies serene with its well-maintained fields ...
Monday, November 14, 2016

Shiloh National Military Park, Shiloh, Tennessee and Corinth, Mississippi

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After the Confederate victory at Manassas and its invasion and retreat from New Mexico, both sides hunkered down, went into winter headquar...