The History Underground

10/10/2026

Our loss is great…

10/10/2026

Great opportunity for my British friends.

10/10/2026

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Hello, everyone. My name is Chris. I’m the author of Trumbull County Boys, and I’m now writing a book about another local unit: Company D, 145th Infantry, 37th Division.

Company D was Warren’s National Guard company. Its men served on the Mexican border in 1916. In 1917 they were called up for the Great War. They trained at Camp Sheridan in Alabama and sailed for France in June 1918. In the fall they fought in the Meuse-Argonne Offensive and then in Belgium.
The image lists 59 men from Trumbull and Mahoning Counties who served in the company. Most were from Warren. Others came from Cortland, Niles, Leavittsburg, Bristolville, North Bloomfield, Johnston, Lockwood, Colebrook, Ohltown and Youngstown.

I’m hoping to reach their families. If one of these men is your relative, I would love to hear from you. Even small things help:
Photographs
Letters or postcards sent home
Diaries
Discharge papers or medals
Family stories

Every man’s story deserves to be told. Your family’s memories could help tell it. Please message me here or email me at [email protected]. Feel free to share this post with anyone!

Thank you!

09/10/2026

I just finished a podcast from The Battle of Gettysburg Podcast with Jim Hessler and Jody Wilson that offers a complete rundown of book recommendations for The Battle of Little Bighorn (which I highly recommend in spite of the fact that it ended up costing me a pile of money on Amazon).

I know that many of you are fans of the podcast but what you may not know is that Jody also works at The Gettysburg Museum Of History. She's been spearheading all of the work behind the Band of Brothers: Legacy event on Oct. 24th and has been doing one heck of a good job. When you see her in a few weeks, be sure to give her a fist bump and tell her thanks!

Looking forward to seeing you all and if you haven't filled your ears with the excellent content over on The Battle of Gettysburg Podcast, head over to YouTube and subscribe!

09/10/2026

Really excited to see my buddy Paul Woodadge here in a few weeks. For those who are fans of WW2TV (one of the best sources of WWII history on YouTube, by the way), you’ll want to make sure that you’ve got tickets for the first two sessions at the Band of Brothers: Legacy event on Oct 24th in Gettysburg. Paul will also be on hand to sign copies of his book, “Angels of Mercy.”

Go get ‘em!

08/10/2026

The other day, I made a post about how the U.S. military is going to be conducting the first ex*****on by firing squad since WWII for the terrorist who killed and wounded a number of soldiers at Fort Hood. A lot of people responded that it should be live-streamed. This is something that you often hear people say, but usually it’s a hypothetical that no one thinks will actually happen. Well, apparently it’s going to happen with this one.

Thoughts?

08/10/2026

Just a few weeks to go until the Band of Brothers: Legacy event in Gettysburg! In addition to the outstanding lineup of cast and crew from Band of Brothers that will be in attendance, you can expect to see a whole bunch of history content creators from YouTube there as well. I'm sure that I can speak for all them when I say that we're excited to meet you all face to face.

Grab a few friends and family and get your tickets now! This is a one time event that you won't want to miss!

08/10/2026

Ok. So I guess that YouTube is a big fan of old wooden boxes.

Noted.

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07/10/2026

You all know how much we like souvenirs and bring back items from WWI and WWII. But something that's just as fascinating to us is what some of these items were packaged in to send home. When you're able to get a collection of war souvenirs in the very crate that they were sent home in, it's pretty exciting.

Check out the latest American Artifact where we're opening some of these time capsules from WWII. Fascinating stuff!

07/10/2026

This photo was taken a few years ago around this time on a trip to Guadalcanal with Dave Holland of Guadalcanal - Walking a Battlefield. I noticed these kids from the local village following me up and down the beach while I was filming. So when I got out the drone, I invited them to take a look. I think that they were pretty enamored by it.

Speaking of Dave, he has a new book coming out soon. I’m thinking that if I harass him enough, I might convince him to hop on the channel to talk about it. And if you missed those Guadalcanal videos (or need a refresher), you can find them all on the Guadalcanal playlist on the YouTube channel.