"The physical price that chaplains paid was enormous. Although most of them did not lose their lives on the battlefield, as did thousands...

When I was growing up in rural East Tennessee, my parents subscribed to a number of publications. Because my father was partner with my...

Practically everyone with even a little interest in the War Between the States has read about the decisive battles, the great generals,...

For some reason, my Facebook page has been inundated lately with memes about books and reading. (Could it be because I am a bibliophile...

"Early on [in the War Between the States], the chaplains of all denominations agreed that their preaching and teaching among the soldiers...

I watched in ignorance from the seat of my mower as my wife was "assassinated." Connie was in the process of removing the anti-bird...

Robert Lewis Dabney's belief in divine providence was well known among the officers of Stonewall's brigade. A story told about him is...

Near the end of July this year, my wife and I were passing through the community where I had grown up and where our family had lived for...

As a reader, author, editor, and former teacher, I don't think I have any greater pet peeve than having otherwise well-educated people...

During my devotional reading the other day, I was struck by the following two phrases: "Sarah lived. . . . And Sarah died" (Gen. 23:1-2)....

Sometimes our kids surprise us. And sometimes they really surprise us. This month was a time when one of our daughters and her family...

A week or so ago, I wrote about finding a surprise in my mailbox: a copy of Joy Neal Kidney's book Leora's Dexter Stories, for which I...

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The 391st Armored Field Artillery Battalion was conducting "rest and maintenance" at Stolberg-Muhle in early December 1944. The rotation...

Ever since I was a little kid, I loved getting mail. I used to send off for all sorts of free stuff--informational brochures, political...

Once the breakout from the bocage was achieved, the 3rd Armored Division and the 391st Armored Field Artillery Battalion raced forward....

Only a dozen more days until the release of my latest book!

In the days and weeks following Corporal Dillon Summers's July 7 letter home, the 3rd Armored Division fought its way south from the...

Members of the 391st Armored Field Artillery Battalion were busy the last week of June and the first week of July 1944. The Normandy...

Birthdays, anniversaries, holidays, and other special occasions were extremely important to servicemen serving overseas during World War...