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by Pat Holscher
Mon Nov 23, 2020 6:59 am
Forum: Public Forum - General Topics
Topic: USMC Gen. John A. Lejune, 11/23/1920
Replies: 3
Views: 1658

USMC Gen. John A. Lejune, 11/23/1920

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USMC Gen. John A. Lejune, 11/23/1920
by Pat Holscher
Tue Nov 10, 2020 1:02 pm
Forum: Public Forum - General Topics
Topic: horse use Churchill
Replies: 6
Views: 2264

Re: horse use Churchill

Indeed, just following up on Joe's last point, it's easy to forget that the combined Commonwealth/English industrial capacity was pretty impressive. According to one recent British author (whose name I've forgotten) the sense we have of the British just barely hanging on but for American lend lease ...
by Pat Holscher
Tue Nov 10, 2020 12:50 pm
Forum: Public Forum - General Topics
Topic: horse use Churchill
Replies: 6
Views: 2264

Re: horse use Churchill

We should also keep in mind that Churchill was talking about civilian use of motor transport. Of all the belligerents in WWII only the U.S. and Britain were fully mechanized. The Germans used a huge number of horses although the Propaganda Ministry was careful not to show that very often...giving t...
by Pat Holscher
Thu Oct 15, 2020 6:08 am
Forum: Public Forum - General Topics
Topic: The M1883 to M1904 Campaign Hats
Replies: 66
Views: 31463

Re: The M1883 to M1904 Campaign Hats

Steve, My apologies for the long delay in replying. . . but then on the other hand perhaps it was given the longevity of this thread. At any rate, I'll try to be less time delayed in the future. One of the ironies about the politician from California is that California, last year, enacted a fur ban ...
by Pat Holscher
Thu Oct 15, 2020 5:43 am
Forum: Public Forum - General Topics
Topic: horse use Churchill
Replies: 6
Views: 2264

Re: horse use Churchill

Churchill's book is a great one. Later in that same volume he expresses regret about the extent to which the UK had become motorized in the civilian sector between the wars and muses about trying to reintroduce horses in some civilian roles. One thing worth noting a bit is that while Churchill was e...
by Pat Holscher
Thu Oct 15, 2020 5:32 am
Forum: Public Forum - General Topics
Topic: M25 Armeesattel
Replies: 9
Views: 3607

Re: M25 Armeesattel

This place is alive and kicking ! :D You've noticed! It's an unfortunate trend in nearly all forum type sites - I personally believe because of the over-simplified nature of certain social media platforms. That's really true. Things like Reddit and, worst of all Twitter, have really diluted the qua...
by Pat Holscher
Sat Jul 18, 2020 9:59 am
Forum: Public Forum - General Topics
Topic: The M1883 to M1904 Campaign Hats
Replies: 66
Views: 31463

Re: The M1883 to M1904 Campaign Hats

The photo that shows up in a recent thread depicting a well worn campaign hat reminded me of the discussions on felt in this thread. As noted, coney was a popular felt for campaign hats, although wool seems to have shown up for the M1911. Anyhow, to my surprise, nutria was a really common felt for e...
by Pat Holscher
Mon Jun 15, 2020 1:18 pm
Forum: Public Forum - General Topics
Topic: Military Installation Names (semi off topic).
Replies: 7
Views: 2346

Re: Military Installation Names (semi off topic).

Steve Haupt wrote: Sun Jun 14, 2020 1:11 pm On California's Central Coast is Camp Roberts the only Army Installation not named for a General,
Not the only one, there's also Fort Huachuca.
by Pat Holscher
Wed Jun 10, 2020 8:10 pm
Forum: Public Forum - General Topics
Topic: Military Installation Names (semi off topic).
Replies: 7
Views: 2346

Re: Military Installation Names (semi off topic).

Bob Rea (sp), a Society Member, was at the museum at Fort Supply. I haven’t heard from him in a long time. Yes, he used to be a frequent participant here, but sadly hasn't stopped in for a long time. Out of curiosity, I googled those elements and saw that he gave a presentation on the history of th...
by Pat Holscher
Wed Jun 10, 2020 12:48 pm
Forum: Public Forum - General Topics
Topic: First Louisiana Cavalry
Replies: 7
Views: 2580

Re: First Louisiana Cavalry

Thanks for posting this really nice example of this uniform!
by Pat Holscher
Wed Jun 10, 2020 10:13 am
Forum: Public Forum - General Topics
Topic: Military Installation Names (semi off topic).
Replies: 7
Views: 2346

Re: Military Installation Names (semi off topic).

There is also a Camp Augur in Southwest Oklahoma. It was a semi-permanent sub-post of Fort Sill. “In 1803 the United States purchased from France the Louisiana Purchase, which included the future state of Oklahoma. Expeditions were formed to explore the area. In southwestern Oklahoma, in 1852 Rando...
by Pat Holscher
Wed Jun 10, 2020 8:20 am
Forum: Public Forum - General Topics
Topic: Military Installation Names (semi off topic).
Replies: 7
Views: 2346

Military Installation Names (semi off topic).

This is a post that I’m posting here following a discussion I read elsewhere on the probable decision of the U.S. Army to rename a collection of forts that were named after Confederate generals in the 1917 to 1942 period (or give or take a few years on either side of that). I'm not seeking commentar...
by Pat Holscher
Wed Apr 22, 2020 7:26 am
Forum: Public Forum - General Topics
Topic: Horses and WWII Gasoline Rationing
Replies: 28
Views: 7215

Re: Horses and WWII Gasoline Rationing

However, if one reads first-wave feminist authors, especially Betty Friedan, one finds a very plausible argument that it was neither the experience of war-time factory work nor economic need that drove the larger numbers of women into the workforce; rather,it was the need to do something meaningful...
by Pat Holscher
Wed Apr 22, 2020 7:08 am
Forum: Public Forum - General Topics
Topic: Finnish Cavalry
Replies: 34
Views: 14634

Re: Finnish Cavalry

Mistaken identity of the horse breed is certainly possible.

It also wouldn't be impossible for the Finns to have imported horses, but given their economic situation at the time, I'd think it far more likely that they'd rely upon what was readily available.
by Pat Holscher
Thu Feb 13, 2020 10:51 am
Forum: Public Forum - General Topics
Topic: unidentified saddle
Replies: 9
Views: 3540

Re: unidentified saddle

What is the overall quality of the leather on Japanese saddles?

The reason I ask is that I've been told that at least Japanese leather in general from the immediate post war period was of quite poor quality.
by Pat Holscher
Wed Jan 29, 2020 1:44 pm
Forum: Public Forum - General Topics
Topic: Caption the Photo. . . .
Replies: 79
Views: 50025

Re: Caption the Photo. . . .

You went to France in 17, saw the sights. . . and remembered just before getting on the boat back home in 1919 that you hadn't bought a souvenir for anyone back home. . .
by Pat Holscher
Tue Jan 28, 2020 5:42 pm
Forum: Public Forum - General Topics
Topic: Collection of Punitive Expedition Photographs
Replies: 7
Views: 12531

Re: Collection of Punitive Expedition Photograhs

The 1919 Motor Transport Convoy kept a journal of the trip that's pretty interesting and occasionally amusing: https://web.archive.org/web/20101206123509/http://www.eisenhower.archives.gov/Research/Digital_Documents/1919Convoy/New%20PDFs/Daily%20log.pdf I've read the journal before, and I can't reca...