James D. Hornfischer

@kershaw_alex And the crazy Japanese govt was unimpressed

Most destructive bombing raid in history, over 100k civilians killed, a million made homeless in Tokyo 9/10 March 1945.

@xbradtc She is named Sitka

@navy1944 Tell me you named her Kitty Purrfurst.

I think she’s mocking my writing

Stratfor’s Map Provokes Russian-Turkish Distrust globalvillagespace.com/stratfors-map-… via @GVS_News

@chrispy_thomas Thanks

@navy1944 thank you for writing on my grandfather's battle in ww2, I just found out and just out about the book you wrote so I am buying i though every one forgot about him till I saw you on TV two night ago

Bloomberg @bloomberg?from=share" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">flipboard.com/@bloomberg?fro… via @flipboard What was iat Colgate, I was fortunateto be able to study with the great Briton Busch.

My newest book: "FIRST PLATOON: A Story of Modern War in the Age of Identity Dominance." Coming January 12th. If you have nothing to hide, do you have nothing to fear?

@swodog94 @cannoneerno4 at which point USS George Washington, the first SSBN, prepared to enter commission, first of a new type of capital ship.

@swodog94 @cannoneerno4 The last of them, USS Wisconsin, remained in commission till 1958.

Rare photo here: all four Iowas together in a single frame, June 1954 location unspecified. credit: USN

Such a super abundance of talent@BerkleeOnline . My father worked here for 25 great years: youtube.com/watch?v=h04pzY…

Video - UNSINKABLE by James Sullivan - FIVE MEN and the INDOMITABLE RUN of the USS PLUNKETT unsinkableplunkett.com/video/

@HooHoosiers Yes! And Johnston, Hoel, Samuel B. Roberts, please (DDG's FFG's)

@navy1944 Next 2: USS Darter and USS Dace.

USN ship naming is back on the right track!: SECNAV Names Two Future Virginia-class Submarines Tang, Wahoo Not Attributed, Navy.mil, November 18 USS Tang (SSN 805) and USS Wahoo (SSN 806) will carry the names of two storied World War II submarines. “

@tshugart3 Not a nuke

Honest question, not trying to poke (much): anyone know when the last time was that a nuclear-powered USN vessel got towed in? Is the answer "never"?

@MightyJingles I opened a ticket, it WG stillcan’t tell me how to opt out of the WOWS version 10 upgrade, which puts Mac users out of action forever.

@kershaw_alex continuing uncannily to hunt down and illuminate the most amazing stories from World War II in Europe !