Preparedness Notes for Monday — July 1, 2024

On July 1st, AD 70,  Roman General Titus (Titus Flavius Vespasianus) and his forces set up battering rams to assault the walls of Jerusalem.

July 1st, 1535, Sir Thomas More went on trial for treason for refusing to accept King Henry VIII as head of the Church of England.

On July 1, 1798 Napoleon‘s fleet reached Alexandria, Egypt.

July 1st is the anniversary of the beginning of the Civil War Battle of Gettysburg, in 1863.

Today is Canada Day. On July 1, 1867, the Dominion of Canada was formed, comprising the provinces of New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Ontario, and Quebec, with John A. Macdonald serving as the first Prime Minister.

And on July 1, 1898, Theodore Roosevelt and his Rough Riders charged up San Juan Hill during the successful assault on the city of Santiago.

Because of a change in direction at Trident Media Group (my partner publisher) my novel Land Of Promise, will only be published a short while longer in trade paperback by Amazon.com, at just $11.99 per copy. The last day of the sale (and of Amazon Print on Demand ordering capability) will be July 12, 2024. Thereafter, it may only be available as an e-book. I will try to get it back in print within a few months, but I can’t make any promises.  So order your copy (or copies) soon!

Today’s feature article is a review written by SurvivalBlog Field Gear Editor Tom Christianson.