I am an avid reader of military history and have spent countless hours reading and learning about the roles of aircraft, tanks, and infantry during wartime.I have also driven and fired a Walker bulldog light tank, which has a 76 mm cannon, and have seen a Russian T80, T34, T50, American M76 Walker Bulldog, M4 Sherman, and finally, a German Leopard 1. In addition, I have fired a variety of other weaponry from World War II (M3 Grease Gun, XM4, M3 Flamethrower, and an M60 Light Machine Gun to present day hunting rifles.

 

Additionally, I have built ESTES Model Rockets since I was 5 years old. They are powered by solid rocket fuel and launched with fuses or long cord igniters. The rockets fly from 500 – 2500 feet in the air based on the engine type, wind and payload.

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Military History Books I Have Read:

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The Things Our Fathers Saw Across the Rhine - Matthew A. Rozell

 

D-Day The World War II Invasion That Changed History - Deborah Hopkinson

 

Every Weapon I Had - Paris Davis

 

Great Battles for Boys WWII in the Pacific - Joe Giorello with Sibella Giorello

 

The Making of the Atomic Bomb - Richard Rhodes

 

His Majesty's Airship - S.C. Gwynne

 

The Art of War - Sun Tzu

 

Line of Demarcation - M.P. Woodward

 

The First Wave - Alex Kershaw

 

Dogwood - Andrew Wiest

 

Target Tokyo - James M. Scott

 

Small Arms Visual Encyclopedia - Martin J. Dougherty

 

Aircraft Anatomy - Paul Eden and Soph Moeng

 

The Complete World Encyclopedia of Guns - Will Fowler Anthony North Charles Stronge and Patrick Sweeney

 

Encyclopedia of Military Aircraft - Chris McNab

The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich - William L. Shirer

 

The Stalin Affair - Giles Milton

 

The Terminal List - Jack Carr