Every Man a Hero: A Memoir of D-Day, the First Wave at Omaha Beach, and a World at War

This is the recollection of Ray Lambert as written by Jim deFelice.  Mr Lambert, 98 years old at the writing of this book in 2019,  grew up during the US depression era. a son of a farmer.  Volunteered for the army when the US mobilized in 1940 and became a medic for the US Army 1st Division - the "Big Red One".  The books starts of with a short introduction to his youth, what it was like being poor living growing up in a farm during that time period, and eventually joining the Army.  After training, we follow Mr Lambert to North Africa, then Sicily, and eventually to Normandy on D-Day - 3 years he served until his back was broken on the beaches of France.

Yes, Silly Putty, that lump of clay like thing that you played with as a kid. Turns out it's a great tool for doing masking, especially for camo. I have heard a few times that people complained about it leaving a residual, but I have never experienced it. Of course, I use only acrylic paint, so perhaps it's a reaction with enamal paint?   I have left it on for days with no issue - just make sure you let the first coat of paint fully try first. Here's a picture of me using it for Tamiya's JSDF main battle tank over Tamiya acrylic paint. 

Last known member of the AVG aka Flying Tigers passed away, the end of the legendary group of men who fought for freedom 79 years ago in Burma and China.  He was a crew chief and later joined the CNAC after the AVG was disbanded.  He eventually became a commercial pilot and an aeronautical engineer.   https://www.myarklamiss.com/news/local-news/losonsky-original-member-of-the-flying-tigers-has-passed-away/ 

If you are in Singapore, here is a relatively small and off the beaten path museum.  Singapore isn't so big, so taking a cab here from the central area will take about 30 minutes - and Singapore cabs are cheap.  

John Keegan, noted British Military Historian, turns his considerable skills to World War I.  Both a political and a military history of the war, a war whose casulaties were later dwarfed by WW2. However that is partly due to the larger scope of the WW2 and to the vastly larger number of civilian deaths in Russia, China, and Europe. 'Total War' is indeed an apt description. 

This is one of larger Art museums in the east coast, while not as comprehensive as say the Metropolitan Museum of Art in NYC, still worth a visit if you are in the area.

You have an airbrush? You need a compressor - using canned air is ok to learn on, but they get expensive real fast.  So invest in a good compressor - but the question will be which one and what is your budget.  This GREX compressor makes a great first compressor with a relatively cheap asking price of $199 MSRP.

David McCullough’s histories are perennial best sellers for a reason, his writing skills and the abilty to bring history 'to life' has been proven over and over.  Oh, did I mention he has won two pulitzers and two National Book Awards

 Tamiya's JGSDF Type 10 Tank - one of the still rare kits of modern armor in 1/48th scale if you discount full resin models.  As of writing, there are already three kits featuring the JGSDF, which makes sense considering Tamiya's home market.