Today in Military History May 8

Today in Military History May 8

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May 8 1063 – Battle of Graus (Reconquista) https://amzn.to/33piWPS

May 8 1450 – Possible date of Jack Cade’s Rebellion https://amzn.to/3h8GS24

May 8 1648 – Battle of St. Fagans (Second English Civil War) https://amzn.to/2RAdZkz
May 8 1781 – Battle of Pensacola ends; Battle of Fort Motte begins (American Revolutionary War) https://amzn.to/3uJ1OAs

May 8 1825 – Siege of Montevideo (Cisplatine War) https://amzn.to/3exdX6d
May 8 1846 – Battle of Palo Alto (Mexican-American War) https://amzn.to/2R3oxc5
May 8 1862 – Battle of McDowell, VA (Also Bull Pasture Mountain) (US Civil War) https://amzn.to/3tpXwg4
May 8 1864 – Battle of Spotsylvania Court House begins (US Civil War) https://amzn.to/2SxwlmJ

May 8 1927 – French WWI aviation heroes Charles Nungesser and Francois Coli disappear in their attempt to fly the first non-stop flight between Paris and New York City https://amzn.to/3vRtNhQ

May 8 1915 – Second Battle of Krithia ends; Battle of Frezenberg (WWI) https://amzn.to/3xZuPtI

May 8 1941 – Action of May 8 1941 (WWII Naval); Assault on Rutbah Fort begins (Anglo-Iraqi War/WWII) https://amzn.to/3ur2z17

May 8 1942 – Battle of the Coral Sea ends (Naval); Battle of the Philippines ends (WWII); Battle of the Kerch Peninsula (WWII Eastern Front) https://amzn.to/3vRhxh7
May 8 1945 – Battle of the Atlantic ends (Naval); VE Day, Official German surrender; some German units continue fighting (WWII) https://amzn.to/3xX4I6U

May 8 1970 – Actions occurred that resulted in Marine Miguel Keith being awarded the Medal of Honor
May 8 2005 – Operation Matador begins (Iraq War) https://amzn.to/3o1lJIk
May 8 2009 – Battle of Am Dam ends (Civil War in Chad) https://amzn.to/3nY1n2O

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Today in Military History May 7

Today in Military History May 7

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May 7 1592 – Battle of Okpo ends (Imjin War) (Naval) https://amzn.to/3bb5fbE
May 7 1862 – Battle of West Point (also Barhamsville or Eltham’s Landing) (US Civil War)
May 7 1864 – Sherman’s March on Atlanta begins; Battle of Rocky Face Ridge begins; Battle of Port Walthall Junction ends (US Civil War) https://amzn.to/3xT566k

May 7 1937 – German Condor Legion Fighter Group arrives in Spain

May 7 1941 – German weather ship München captured near Iceland; Battle of South Shanxi begins (Second Sino-Japanese War) https://amzn.to/3xUARvS
May 7 1943 – Allies take Tunis and Bizerta; Japan takes Buthidaung (WWII) https://amzn.to/3f5giEr
May 7 1950 – Battle of Yiwu ends (Chinese Civil War) https://amzn.to/3f0HZhz
May 7 1954 – Battle of Dien Bien Phu ends (First Indochina War) https://amzn.to/3uyNbQk
May 7 1970 – Medal of Honor recipient Kenneth M. Kays actions occur this day
May 7 1975 – The official end of the “Vietnam Era” per US law https://amzn.to/2R4MDDl
May 7 2006 – Second Battle of Mogadishu begins (Somali Civil War)
May 7 2009 – Battle of Am Dam begins (Civil War in Chad)
May 7 2011 – Battle of Kandahar begins (War in Afghanistan) https://amzn.to/3uGqJFb

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How a major Vietnam battle was hidden from the public for decades with Ed Sherwood

Ed Sherwood led an infantry platoon at Tam Ky in Delta Company, 1st Battalion, 501st Infantry, fighting with the 1st Brigade, 101st Airborne Division and was wounded in action on June 2, 1969. He served as an infantry officer until retiring from active duty as a Lieutenant Colonel. He wrote a book about the battle he was a part of and we spoke about the war, the book, and the battle. Courage Under Fire: The 101st Airborne’s Hidden Battle at Tam Ky (Casemate, 2021)

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