The Purcell Chronicles

 

  By JIM PURCELL Since I was born, more than a half century ago, the notion that UFOs were real would usually draw a smile if not an actual ...

By JIM PURCELL The American Civil War (1861-1865) had a lasting impact upon the nation, and both political parties. And, to some extent the ...

  By JIM PURCELL A fact can only be a fact.     There is such a thing as singular truth and editing such a truth will inevitably turn the re...

 By JIM PURCELL The New York Times published a quote attributed to President Abraham Lincoln. The Times printed this on August 27, 1887. The...

 By JIM PURCELL This column is almost preposterous to write. Why? Because most Whites see their heritage as being like those who are Black, ...

DISCLAIMER: THIS REPORT FOCUSES ON THE ACTIONS OF A NAZI OFFICER DURING AND AFTER WORLD WAR II. THE NAZIS WERE A MURDEROUS BAND OF PUNKS AND...

By JIM PURCELL Gen. Mark Clark (1896-1984) has a soldier's story that reaches back to his 17th birthday, when he received an appointmen...

By JIM PURCELL I was writing a post about World War II German General Heinz W. Guderian recently on this blog. And, I ran into a problem of ...

By JIM PURCELL Heinz Wilhelm Guderian (1888-1954) is remembered by history as being a dedicated soldier, a great military leader and a bril...

  By JIM PURCELL The weapon that transformed modern armored warfare? That is easy: the Soviet T-34. It was the next generation of ground war...