jpclark97.bsky.social
Historian | Educator of strategists | Editor-in-chief @warroomeds.bsky.social | Author "Preparing for War: Emergence of the Modern US Army, 1815-1917" | Now writing “Acts of Madness: US Military Strategy in the Pacific, 1897-1941” | www.jpclark.works
👤 Joined on 23 September 2023
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@jpclark97.bsky.socialAlways good to make it to the Arctic circle before the sun sets (before 8 July, that is). Pic taken at midnight a couple sunny nights ago
Show PostPERSON OF THE DAY. 5 July 1975. Arthur Ashe (USA) became the 1st black man to win a Wimbledon singles title by beating No 1 seed and defending champion Jimmy Connors 6-1, 6-1, 5-7, 6-4 in one of the biggest upsets in Wimbledon history.
Show PostA. Bickel on the Atoms for Peace speech: “Our real position is that we want to continue the atomic armaments race. [...] The line of attack I have just outlined is, unfortunately, supportable by reference to some of the more eloquent passages in the President’s speech of December 8, [...].”
Show Post"it will solve not only our problem but it will solve a lot of other problems, including the Navy" classic, lol
Show Post“the War Department shall be relegated to the tender mercies of the Secretary of War…"
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