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World War II Stories: The Heroic Resistance of Guam

Analysis, Dana Zimbleman, Nonfiction, Travel, Writings / By

Hours after Battleship Row’s ruins smoldered in Pearl Harbor, Japanese forces attacked the Philippines and Guam. Historians have written extensively about Hawaii’s “day of infamy” and General MacArthur’s 1942 retreat from Corregidor. However, the story of Guam’s heroic resistance to Japanese occupation from 1941-1944 remains unknown in U.S. history. The Chamorros, Guam’s indigenous people, governed […]

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Climbing Mt. Suribachi: The Academic Redneck Fitness Challenge, Update 9

Dana Zimbleman, Information, News, Travel / By

Previous Weight Loss (November 28, 2016-March 5, 2018): 34.4 pounds Weight Loss (March 5-April 2, 2018): 1.4 pounds Total Weight Loss (November 28, 2016-April 2, 2018): 35.8 pounds I’m feeling triumphant today, and not necessarily because of  making slow, steady progress toward my fitness goals. As those of you who follow my columns know, for

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Suicide Cliffs and Selfies: Studying the Battle of Saipan

Dana Zimbleman, Information, Travel / By

Earlier this week, our trip historian Don Farrell discussed the U.S. invasion of Saipan, one of the Northern Marianas Islands in the Central Pacific. Spain controlled Saipan until the Spanish-American War in 1898, when the United States captured Guam to provide a coaling station in the western Pacific. The U.S. took little interest in the

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A Fourteen-Day Tour: The Academic Redneck Heads to the Pacific

Creative Nonfiction, Creative Writing, Dana Zimbleman, Information, Travel / By

Tomorrow, yours truly, the Academic Redneck, embarks on a once-in-a-lifetime historical study adventure, “Iwo Jima and the War in the Pacific,” through Stephen Ambrose Historical Tours. My trip will begin in Honolulu, Hawaii, where I’ll tour the USS Arizona and other relevant Pearl Harbor landmarks. Then it’s on to Guam, Saipan, and Tinian before climbing Mt.

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