Leo Niehorster

Well, as one who grew up speaking the Mexican version of Spanish, but having a Spanish teacher who — gratingly — spoke very correct Castilian, I find Sr. Gallo's accent pleasing. Thanks for the link. Leo

Indeed. A clear and detailed explanation as to why the catastrophe happened. Combination of many factors. Frankly, building on a floodplain is like building on a volcano. Sooner of later that is coming around to seriously bite you in your fundament. By the way, I like his voice and his Spanish. Leo

Is that the court jester in shinning blue?

The best book I have about this topic is: Ian Buxton "Big Gun Monitors" >>The History of the design, construction, and operation of the Royal Navy's monitors<< Naval Institute Press, Annapolis, MD, 1978 ISBN 0-87021-104-8 Just checked, there is a 2nd edition, which I don't have. The author discusses the changes to the 2nd Edition. in the link below. Naval Institute Press; 2nd REV and Expanded ed. edition (August 1, 2008) Language ‏ : ‎ English Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 256 pages ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1591140455 ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1591140450 https://www.google.de/books/edition/Big_Gun_Monitors/ymGCAwAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&pg=PT5&printsec=frontcover Has Index and part of the book. Cheers Leo

☺️ Heh, heh. Sorry, I should have expressed myself more carefully. I meant combat engineer type activities, such as military units laying RR tack, RR bridge building, RR repairs, etc. And more training video(s). Cheers Leo

Nice upbeat video. 👍 Speaking as an old combat engineer, I would have like to see more detailed shots of the various activities.

Haggis on legs! 🤮 The horror, the horror.

Andreas Rossmann in an article (5th paragraph) in the today's FAZ writes (Google translation): "He shows that "real" Parmesan has survived in Wisconsin, where emigrants began producing it in the 1930s, .... And the Italian-Americans in general! Grandi also credits them with spaghetti carbonara and pizza." Full article in German: Mythos italienische Küche : Zeit für ein ausführliches Hoch auf Nutella https://www.faz.net/aktuell/feuilleton/buecher/rezensionen/sachbuch/alberto-grandis-buch-mythos-nationalgericht-19821076.html

No, no, no! Race laws are only made by whites. 😐

Yep. So did mine. Very impressive. So far I have only paged through, but this is going to be a landmark!

Interesting find! Mind you, it went over my head so quickly, I didn't even realize it until I was thoroughly confused. 😵‍💫 Should have paid more attention in the physics classes in school.

Thanks, nice find. Yes, obviously a lot of the "action" shots are posed. The soldier at the beginning "firing" his rifle (and faking the recoils while his finger is not even on the trigger) is a typical example. Different lines of troops advancing with fixed bayonets, while groups of other troops stand at the sides observing them. Most "action" shots are taken from the front. Nevertheless, it is fascinating to see the various uniforms, equipment, and even an armored car.

Ukraine take note! Kerch Stait Bridge, anyone?

Yes, many trucks of 2.5-tons and heavier – particularly in combat units – were equipped with either .30-cal or .50-cal MG mounted on ring mounts, for AA use.

As long as "I shall return" Dugout Doug was running things, the Philippines was always going to be on the top of the list of places NOT to be bypassed. 💩