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Reading, Discussing, & Writing About History: Four Vital Skills Every Young...
This is the last of four posts dealing with Vital Skills Every Young Historian Needs. Unlike earlier posts, the lessons/strategies offered here are not grouped by age but by objective. I hope you...
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John Adams and Barack Obama: The Education of Two Presidents
It’s graduation across the nation. Having taught seniors this year, it is particularly significant time for me and got me thinking about graduates from the past. How has education changed? What is...
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Hair Styling through the Ages
LofH tends to focus on “big history” (no not the French concept of the “longue duree”) such as important people and events. Today and in future posts, a look at lesser known topics is offered for our...
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Blood in Congress
Yeah, I know…when hasn’t there been bloodshed in Congress. But in this case the blood was real, seeping out of the wounded head of Senator Charles Sumner from a severe caning given him by...
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Southern v. Confederate Culture
Americans mourn those murdered in the recent South Carolina shootings. Pundits and politicians wasted no time in turning that tragic event into a partisan political battle over gun control, race, and...
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The Neglected Middle of the Declaration of Independence
Most Americans are familiar with the ideas of self-government, natural rights, and the rule of law found in the Declaration of Independence (DOI). They are foundational principles; however, also...
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Dam Builder–Constructing Hoover Dam
I will be reposting some old favorites for a few weeks. Taking some R n R time. In honor of spending a few days in Las Vegas here is a post from a year and a half ago about the building of Hoover...
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Political Mudslinging–An American Tradition
(This is a repost of an article a year ago. It is appropriate as we enter the new presidential election season.) My Facebook friends crack me up sometimes. Around election time there are all these...
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The 3C’s Method of Analyzing Primary Sources
Ask a person on the street, “What was the Monroe Doctrine?” Many will tell you, “I’ve heard of it.” Some might even say, “It had something to do with foreign policy, right?” But only a few would...
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Lens of History 2.0!
Life through the Lens of History is evolving! After taking some time off to examine and evaluate the first two years of “Life through the Lens of History,” I have decided to make some changes. I...
View ArticleOur Principles
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View ArticleCommuniqué No. 2: What’s an Attleboro?
To Military Assistance Command-Vietnam (MACV), Operation Attleboro was a meeting engagement in War Zone C that The post Communiqué No. 2: What’s an Attleboro? appeared first on Lens of History.
View ArticleOperation No. 1: Mapping Attleboro – Research, Framing and Analysis
Selecting the Area Framing the map area and conducting terrain and infrastructure analysis for A The post Operation No. 1: Mapping Attleboro – Research, Framing and Analysis appeared first on Lens of...
View ArticleOperation No. 2: Commanders Decide – Operational Guidance in A Hot Dry Season
Players as Commanders The echelon of command for the players in A Hot Dry Season: The post Operation No. 2: Commanders Decide – Operational Guidance in A Hot Dry Season appeared first on Lens of History.
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Different Sides, Different Forces, Different Capabilities, Similar Problems Any discussion of Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance The post Operation No. 3: Hide and Seek – Information and ISR...
View ArticleDispatch No.1: A Hot Dry Season – the Designer’s 1966 Audiophilic Playlist
While trying to keep pop culture at a minimum inside A Hot Dry Season: Operation The post Dispatch No.1: A Hot Dry Season – the Designer’s 1966 Audiophilic Playlist appeared first on Lens of History.
View ArticleCommuniqué No. 3: The United States Army Ground Order of Battle in Operation...
ROCID, ROAD, MTOEs and CARS The United States Army had undergone several reorganizations in its The post Communiqué No. 3: The United States Army Ground Order of Battle in Operation Attleboro appeared...
View ArticleDispatch No.2: A Hot Dry Season has a Home!
We’re happy to announce today that A Hot Dry Season: Operation Attleboro in War Zone The post Dispatch No.2: A Hot Dry Season has a Home! appeared first on Lens of History.
View ArticleDispatch No. 3: A Hot Dry Season Game Information Sheet
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View ArticleDispatch No. 4: A Hot Dry Season Box Cover Art Released!
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