Soldier, Wake. By Sir Walter Scott

Soldier, wake — the day is peeping,
Honour ne'er was won in sleeping,
Never when the sunbeams still
Lay unreflected on the hill:
'Tis when they are glinted back
From axe and armour, spear and jack,
That they promise future story
Many a page of deathless glory.
Shields that are the foe man's terror,
Ever are the morning's mirror.

Arm and up — the morning beam
Hath call'd the rustic to his team,
Hath call'd the falc'ner to the lake,
Hath call'd the huntsman to the brake;
The early student ponders o'er
His dusty tomes of ancient lore.
Soldier, wake — thy harvest, fame;
Thy study, conquest; war, thy game.
Shield, that would be foeman's terror,
Still should gleam the morning's mirror.

Poor hire repays the rustic's pain;
More paltry still the sportsman's gain;
Vainest of all, the student's theme
End in some metaphysic dream.
Yet each is up, and each has toil'd
Since first the peep of dawn has smiled;
And each is eagerer in his aim
Than he who barters life for fame.
Up, up, and arm thee, son of terror!
Be thy bright shield the morning's mirror

David and Goliath

David's most know victory is the defeat of Goliath.  This can represent our

struggle agianst our flesh in which we lose by our self, but when God fights for you then came you talk down the giant.  The mistake that people make sometimes is that God should be on our side. but the reality is that we should be on His side.  When we are on His side we will be able to fight the giants in our lives, but if we try it alone we will fail.  In conclusion you must always trust God to help you to defeat the giant.

                                                              Marshall

The KV-1, Panzer(PzKpfw IV), and the Sherman M4

                               The KV-1 Tanks

The KV-1 was produced in the year 1940. It was the Soviet's heavy tank which consisted of a 76.2mm gun of 30 calibers in length. It weighed 46 tons with a crew of five men, and had a 550hp diesel engine. It's frontal armor was 77mm thick. The KV-1 originated from the SMK tank, which had proven unsuccessful during the Russo-Finnish War. The Soviets soon added parts from the lighter T-34, which the T-34s were a lighter tank. Later in 1940 they came out with the KV-1A which had a 76mm gun at 40 calibers long and made some changes to the Suspension. When the Germans attacked the Russian front they were surprised that the KV-1 could beat the Panzer. It has been said that German shots were seen bouncing off of the KVs, and that a shot from a 150mm field gun at short range would disable it. The KVs were used and upgraded through out the war till the KV-85, but even this tank was not made on a full scale.

                  Panzer(PzKpfw IV)     

 

           The Panzer tanks were used by the Germans in the Second World War and ran terror in the minds of the allied troops. The PzKpfw IV entered service on 1937 and was the backbone of the Nazi Panzer force, and was produced more than any other Panzer. It was armed with a 75mm gun with two machine guns and had a crew of five men. It weighed 17.3 tons, and the engine was a 250hp gasoline motor which gave it a top speed of 18.5 mph. It's armor protection ranged from 8 to 30 mm thick. Because of the belief that the PzKpfw IV and it's cousin the PzKpfw III were so good that no replacement was needed, the Nazis had to quickly draw new designs because of the Soviet's lighter tank the T-34. The total number of Pzkpfw IVs that were made during the War was 9,000 tanks.

                             Sherman M4

The M4 began production on 1941 immediately after the M3 series was done. The Sherman tank was is the name that the British gave the M4 and its numerous variants. The M4 was originally armed with a 75mm gun capable of firing explosive shells. The 75mm gun was kept till February 1944 when the U.S. realized that it was outdated and replaced it with a 76mm high-velocity gun. The 76mm was longer than the 75mm and was a far better weapon. In order to supply a close support tank they placed the M4s and M3s with a 105mm howitzer in the turret. The M4 was a simple tank that was easily maintained and was reliable in its mechanical parts. By the end of World War II the M4 was outdated by the German and Soviet tanks, but it was kept in service till the 1970s, a testimony to the excellence of their design and construction

A Lentiles Field Defended

2 Samuel 23:11-12  And after him was Shammah the son of Agee the Hararite. And the Philistines were gathered together into a troop, where was a piece of ground full of lentiles: and the people fled from the Philistines. But he stood in the middle of the field, and defended it, and slew the Philistines: and the LORD brought about a great victory.

          Shammah was a great man, for he defended a field of lentiles.  The Philistines were a people who were almost constantly at war with the Israelites.  God brought great victories against the enemies, and sometimes He even used the enemies of Isreal to punish them for their sin.  This shows how God is in control of everything in our daily lives.  I know that God will bring circumstances into our live to help us to grow in faith.  He also will bring great victories in your life over sin and temptations.  I pray that God will bless you all! 
                                                                                                Marshall

I'm Starting a new Blog

    I have watched my mom post stuff on Blogger and I decided that writing one might be fun.  My Blog is going to be about Biblical and World history and will also include some things that I have found interesting.  I hope that all of you will enjoy my posts.

                                                                                Marshall