Scott
@whitejacket.bsky.social
Retired Navy, love nautical history, history in general, literature…and Snoopy!
That’s really cool! Is it based on his family or a story he wrote?
December 1, 2025 at 12:03 AM
That’s really cool! Is it based on his family or a story he wrote?
That was very poignant.
November 29, 2025 at 12:00 AM
That was very poignant.
Do you recall what units, love those stories.
November 28, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Do you recall what units, love those stories.
Just bought this one an hour ago at the bookstore, his book on Leyte Gulf was excellent.
November 28, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Just bought this one an hour ago at the bookstore, his book on Leyte Gulf was excellent.
I’ve been there once briefly, need to go back. Fascinated by the border state units from Ky, Mo, Md and Wv that fought in the Confederate Army and the divided family aspect.
November 28, 2025 at 5:26 PM
I’ve been there once briefly, need to go back. Fascinated by the border state units from Ky, Mo, Md and Wv that fought in the Confederate Army and the divided family aspect.
Just got these, especially intrigued by the MacArthur book.
November 28, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Just got these, especially intrigued by the MacArthur book.
Thanks! I’m especially intrigued by children’s writers from outside the US/UK who grew up on English children’s stories, particularly in say India/Pakistan/Middle East/Asia where Britain once ruled who cite Narnia (or Tolkien) as a favorite/influence but may have misgivings on it as an adult.
November 28, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Thanks! I’m especially intrigued by children’s writers from outside the US/UK who grew up on English children’s stories, particularly in say India/Pakistan/Middle East/Asia where Britain once ruled who cite Narnia (or Tolkien) as a favorite/influence but may have misgivings on it as an adult.
We did our annual seafood buffet, we save the traditional stuff for Christmas.
November 28, 2025 at 1:40 AM
We did our annual seafood buffet, we save the traditional stuff for Christmas.
Just got these books yesterday and today, really looking forward to Rochefort’s War.
November 26, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Just got these books yesterday and today, really looking forward to Rochefort’s War.
It was on sale and they gave a military discount on top of that, that’s the only way I got a purse for my daughter, that place ain’t cheap!
November 24, 2025 at 1:46 AM
It was on sale and they gave a military discount on top of that, that’s the only way I got a purse for my daughter, that place ain’t cheap!
Saw this at the Kate Spade store, doing some Christmas shopping for my daughter!
November 24, 2025 at 12:46 AM
Saw this at the Kate Spade store, doing some Christmas shopping for my daughter!
Am reading this excellent account of the Japanese Navy and it devotes a lot of attention to the conversion from coal to oil in the never ending quest for more steam.
November 23, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Am reading this excellent account of the Japanese Navy and it devotes a lot of attention to the conversion from coal to oil in the never ending quest for more steam.
Huge Narnia fan, I’ll have to look for Katherine’s books now! Love Earthsea too, Dawn Treader is my favorite Narnia tale; as an old sailor I’m drawn to island and sea adventures.
November 23, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Huge Narnia fan, I’ll have to look for Katherine’s books now! Love Earthsea too, Dawn Treader is my favorite Narnia tale; as an old sailor I’m drawn to island and sea adventures.
Wish the Nagato had been preserved too…and the submarine that sank in 1910, was raised and kept as a memorial then destroyed after the war.
November 22, 2025 at 11:23 AM
Wish the Nagato had been preserved too…and the submarine that sank in 1910, was raised and kept as a memorial then destroyed after the war.
Add some biscuits and Mayhaw Jelly with some deer sausage and you got a good meal brother!
November 21, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Add some biscuits and Mayhaw Jelly with some deer sausage and you got a good meal brother!
Hello professor, am very much interested in Japanese culture and history( big fan of whales too, my favorite book is Moby Dick!). I was curious in your readings on Japanese Christianity if you ever came across Admiral Shinjiro Yamamoto, a devout Catholic and advisor to Hirohito.
November 19, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Hello professor, am very much interested in Japanese culture and history( big fan of whales too, my favorite book is Moby Dick!). I was curious in your readings on Japanese Christianity if you ever came across Admiral Shinjiro Yamamoto, a devout Catholic and advisor to Hirohito.
I loved my visit earlier this year, would love to be at this conference!
November 19, 2025 at 6:16 AM
I loved my visit earlier this year, would love to be at this conference!
Love Moby Dick, my favorite book.
November 19, 2025 at 5:32 AM
Love Moby Dick, my favorite book.