Providential Military History Blog
The Battle of Iwo Jima Part 2
The Capture of Mount Suribachi The morning of D+1, the day after D-day, was a cold and miserable one for the marines ashore, dampened by [...]
The Battle of Iwo Jima Part 1
The Battle of Iwo Jima, fought from February 19th to March 20th, 1945, was the bloodiest battle in Marine Corps history, and one of the [...]
Captain John L. Pratt’s Narrative of the Sinking of the USS Bismarck Sea off Iwo Jima
DECLASSIFIED Recorded: 22 March 1945 Narrative by: Captain John L. Pratt, USN Sinking of the USS BISMARCK SEA off Iwo Jima. Captain Wright: This is March [...]
Air Attack of February 21rst, 1945
The only kamikaze attack of the Iwo Jima campaign, the air attack of February 21, 1945, severely damaged one U.S. carrier, and sank a [...]
The Capture of Mount Suribachi
On the morning of the 19th of February, three marine divisions were landed on the Japanese fortress of Iwo Jima. The Japanese made no [...]
The 1775 Invasion of Quebec
The 1775 offensive of Quebec by the Americans during the war for Independence, was the first large scale offensive operation by the Continental Army and [...]
The Capture of Fort Ticonderoga
The capture of Fort Ticonderoga by Colonel Ethan Allen and his Green Mountain Boys, though small on the scale of military engagements in American history, [...]
The Battle of Hastings
The Battle of Hastings, fought on October 14th, 1066, one of the great decisive battles of history, can accurately be described as one of the [...]
The Bombardment of 14th of October
The biggest bombardment of Henderson Field during the Guadalcanal campaign by two Japanese battleships marked the low point of the Guadalcanal campaign for the Americans. [...]
The Battle of Sullivan’s Island
The Battle of Sullivan’s Island, fought on June 28th, 1776, was a stinging defeat for the British navy at the hands of state forces of [...]
The Battle of Bunker Hill
The Battle of Bunker Hill, fought during the siege of Boston, though a British tactical victory, proved the ability of the New England militia to [...]
The Battle of Lexington and Concord
The Battle of Lexington and Concord was the first battle of the American War for Independence and followed an effort by the British to confiscate [...]
The Battle of Carrhae
The Battle of Carrhae, which took place in 53 B.C., one of a handful of Roman military disasters throughout Ancient Rome’s thousand-year duration, resulted [...]
