Two New Articles Posted by Guest Authors

Good day. We just wanted to let you know that two new articles have now been posted to the Articles Section of The Globe At War. These articles are the first in our new "long-form" series that takes a more in depth look at historical events and/or recent/current military operations. What's more, our authors are both veterans of the U.S. Navy. Please read on for more about our authors and their work.

The first, "Sea Lion vs. Overlord" offers an in depth analysis and comparison of Germany's never launched invasion of England (asking and answering the question "what if Germany had attempted Operation Sea Lion) against the Anglo-American alliance's enormously successful invasion of France on June 6, 1944. This article is by Lieutenant Commander (LCDR) Larry Parker, United States Navy (Ret.) who served as a Surface Warfare Officer, with afloat tours onboard USS De Wert (FFG-45) as Ordnance & Fire Control Officer, USS Portland (LSD-37) as First Lieutenant, and USS Butte (AE-27) as Operations Officer. LCDR Parker holds a Bachelor's degree in English and History from the University of Kansas and a Master's degree in Military Studies - Land Warfare from American Military University. 

The second article, "With the Last U.S. Marine Wing Support Squadron in Iraq" is posted by Bryan J. Dickerson, a military historian and former Religious Program Specialist 1st Class in the U.S. Navy Reserve and veteran of Operation Iraqi Freedom (having served in Iraq twice with units of the II Marine Expeditionary Force / 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing). He served with Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS)-472 from January 2008 until June 2011 and served as Assistant Squadron Historian in 2009 and Squadron Historian in 2010/2011 as a collateral duty. His article takes a look at the departure of his Reserve Squadron from Iraq as part of the turnover to the U.S. Army in January 2010 - offering a detailed window into an aspect of modern military operations rarely understood by the casual military history enthusiast.