Amber and Baker went in, and Heath stood, angry words on the tip of his tongue. Before he could bite them out, Amber spoke sharply: “Have a seat, Mr. Heath.” Taken aback by her tone, he did so almost automatically, … Continue reading
I had a nice month and a half off, and I hardly got anything Many Words-related done. I’m feeling like I can finish A Jump to Conclusions, so I’m going to do that, and then it’s off on another 1920s/1930s … Continue reading
The series in which a fundamentally underqualified writer nevertheless tries to give writing advice returns! It’s generally my practice to write things I’m comfortable with, which I much prefer as advice to “write what you know”. I don’t know anything … Continue reading
December 26th, 1944 On December 26th, CCR of the 4th Armored Division pushed along the road toward Remichampagne, and by 3:00pm they had reached Clochimont. The plan at that point called for turning northwest on Sibret, but Creighton Abrams didn’t … Continue reading
25 December 1944 [quote=General Anthony McAuliffe]What’s Merry about all this, you ask? We’re fighting – it’s cold – we aren’t home. All true but what has the proud Eagle Division accomplished with its worthy comrades of the 10th Armored Division, … Continue reading
December 24, 1944 On the 24th, Patton sent McAuliffe a radio message: “Xmas Eve present coming up. Hold on.” This was an example of Patton’s grandstanding more than his success as a commander: it took CCA until midday on the … Continue reading
December 23rd, 1944 The 4th Armored Division continued its charge toward Bastogne on the 23rd. CCA didn’t make it into the fight until late in the evening, and CCB bore the brunt of the fighting that day. They passed through … Continue reading
December 22, 1944 George Patton requires little introduction. I’ll let MacDonald do so anyway: [quote]By late 1944, George Smith Patton, Jr., at fifty-nine years of age, was already something of a legend in the United States army and a darling … Continue reading
December 21, 1944 Around Bastogne, the 21st was neither a calm nor a quiet day, but it was a largely uneventful one. The action played out mainly to the south and west of the town, as kampfgruppen from the 26th … Continue reading
December 20th, 1944 [IMG]http://i.imgur.com/13Rjc.jpg[/IMG] The night of December 20th was not an easy one for Team Desobry and the battalion from the 506th Parachute Infantry. Panzergrenadiers and tanks in small groups probed the perimeter around Noville all night, and morning … Continue reading
