User contributions for Lexington50

4 March 2024

• 04:5604:56, 4 March 2024 diff hist +8 m The Third World War (Hackett novels) Edited first reference to author to include "General", as this is relevant to the book's subject matter

9 May 2023

• 07:2407:24, 9 May 2023 diff hist −30 Robert Roberts Undid revision 1153935549 by Lexington50 (talk) Tag: Undo
• 07:0407:04, 9 May 2023 diff hist +30 m Robert Roberts →Other: Changed Robert Roberts' (1905-1974) occupation from the rather vague "author" to the more precise "historian", and added *A Ragged Schooling* to the works he his noted for Tag: Reverted

8 March 2023

• 08:2408:24, 8 March 2023 diff hist +1 m Operation Biting No edit summary
• 08:2308:23, 8 March 2023 diff hist +19 Operation Biting Citation needed for the key claim that "the pieces of the radar they brought back...allowed British scientists to understand enemy advances in radar and to create countermeasures to neutralise them."

1 March 2023

• 09:2809:28, 1 March 2023 diff hist 0 m Fairbairn–Sykes fighting knife →Further reading: Minor edit to ap
• 03:0003:00, 1 March 2023 diff hist +13 m Emmanuel de Grouchy, marquis de Grouchy →Biography
• 02:5802:58, 1 March 2023 diff hist −23 m Emmanuel de Grouchy, marquis de Grouchy →Biography
• 02:5702:57, 1 March 2023 diff hist +37 Emmanuel de Grouchy, marquis de Grouchy →Biography: Grouchy's victory against an inferior Prussian force at Wavre was tactical, not "smart" (shrewd), and it was strategically hollow Tag: Disambiguation links added

2 February 2023

• 11:1011:10, 2 February 2023 diff hist +2 m White phosphorus munition →World War I, the inter-war period and World War II: There was the potential for an invasion of Britain by the German armed forces in 1940, but not by the Nazi party

24 November 2022

• 17:3217:32, 24 November 2022 diff hist +2 m Dieudonné Saive →Career: The production facility was captured by the Germans, not the Nazis

9 November 2022

• 07:0007:00, 9 November 2022 diff hist +28 Walt Disney →Creation of Mickey Mouse to the first Academy Awards: 1928–1933: Specified that the referenced "Lillian" was Disney's wife, with hyperlink
• 06:3906:39, 9 November 2022 diff hist −348 Operation Gladio Removed claim that "Operation Gladio is also suspected to have been activated to counter existing left-wing parliamentary majorities in Europe" as cited source's sole reference is to Daniele Ganser's book, which does not conform to the standards for a reliable source

7 November 2022

• 15:3615:36, 7 November 2022 diff hist +23 m Non-overlapping magisteria Specified that Stephen Jay Gould was an evolutionary biologist

25 October 2022

• 06:1006:10, 25 October 2022 diff hist +4 m Carl von Clausewitz No edit summary
• 06:0906:09, 25 October 2022 diff hist +55 Carl von Clausewitz Noted the historical importance of *Vom Krieg*, which was unaccountably absent from the introductory paragraph

22 October 2022

• 11:1611:16, 22 October 2022 diff hist +19 Mosin–Nagant →Initial design and tests: Citation needed for claim that Dmitri Mendeleev developed Russian smokeless powder

17 October 2022

• 02:5302:53, 17 October 2022 diff hist +58 Solutional cave →United States: Added Oregon Caves National Monument to the list

4 October 2022

• 08:4508:45, 4 October 2022 diff hist +111 Bloody Sunday →Historical events: Provided more verbose explanation of the circumstances around "Bloody Sunday (1921)"
• 08:4108:41, 4 October 2022 diff hist +8 m Bloody Sunday →Historical events
• 08:3608:36, 4 October 2022 diff hist +18 m Bloody Sunday →Historical events
• 08:3108:31, 4 October 2022 diff hist +173 Bloody Sunday Edited "Bloody Sunday (1920)" to provide a more verbose explanation of the circumstances and parties involved

22 August 2022

• 01:1101:11, 22 August 2022 diff hist +26 Eric A. Sykes →Wartime service: Citation needed for claim that "Their book 'Shooting to Live', published in 1942, is considered by many to be the classic text of pistol combat, and one of the best codifications of the high-stress point shooting method"

31 March 2022

• 05:5405:54, 31 March 2022 diff hist +2 m Christopher Lasch →Personal: Fixed hyperlink to "Henry Steele Commager"

23 November 2021

• 14:3014:30, 23 November 2021 diff hist −341 Operation Gladio Removed claim that "Operation Gladio is also suspected to have been activated to counter existing left-wing parliamentary majorities in Europe" as cited source's sole reference is to Daniele Ganser's book, which does not conform to the standards for a reliable source Tag: Reverted
• 14:0814:08, 23 November 2021 diff hist −1,783 Miami Vice Removed claim that "It is called one of the top 50 shows" (note lack of agency) because the source is a top 50 list on a obscure website. Three other links are provided, but the only accessible one is to an NBC (the show's producer) website that does not in fact contain this claim.
• 11:2611:26, 23 November 2021 diff hist +8 Margherita Cagol Changed the description of the Red Brigades from "left wing organization" to "far left guerilla organization" for greater specificity (and to avoid the contentious term "terrorist")

22 November 2021

• 15:5215:52, 22 November 2021 diff hist +19 Aldo Moro →Kidnapping and death: Citation needed for claim that "There has been speculation that during his detention, many knew where he [Moro] was hidden"

14 November 2021

• 14:2914:29, 14 November 2021 diff hist +24 m Friedrich Engels →Early years: Edited reference to "Hegel" to provide the individual's full name, in compliance with encyclopedic standards

30 September 2021

• 09:0309:03, 30 September 2021 diff hist +2 Dick Ellis →Intelligence career: Schellenberg's nationality was German, not "Nazi"

17 September 2021

• 07:2307:23, 17 September 2021 diff hist +19 Kenya →Mau Mau Uprising: Citation needed for the (improbably specific) claim that "By the end of the emergency, the Home Guard had killed 4,686 Mau Mau, amounting to 42% of the total insurgents"

12 September 2021

• 14:5514:55, 12 September 2021 diff hist +1 m Terra Nova Expedition Clarified that it wasn't Scott's "entire" party that perished, but only the five who made the final push to the pole

17 August 2021

• 03:0503:05, 17 August 2021 diff hist +19 Michał Kalecki →Revolution of Kalecki and Keynes: 1933–1939: Citation needed for claim that "The foundations of his macroeconomic theory of effective demand presented in the paper anticipated similar ideas published three years later by John Maynard Keynes in ''The General Theory of Employment, Interest and Money", esp. since the section is headed "Kalecki and Keynes" in an apparent attempt to enhance the former's presige by associating him with the latter

13 August 2021

• 01:4901:49, 13 August 2021 diff hist +19 Naval Battle of Campeche →Battle: Citation needed for grandiose claim that Campeche was "the only naval battle in world history in which sailing ships held their own against steam-powered ship in combat"

4 August 2021

• 02:2802:28, 4 August 2021 diff hist +19 French submarine Surcouf →Fate: Edited location of disappearance to "Cristóbal, Panama", as most non Panamians have no idea where "Cristóbal, Colón" is

23 July 2021

• 06:3206:32, 23 July 2021 diff hist +2 m Inro No edit summary
• 06:3106:31, 23 July 2021 diff hist +7 m Inro Clarified that an "obi" is a sash
• 06:2606:26, 23 July 2021 diff hist +11 m Tinderbox →History and use: Specified that the referenced "lens" is a magnifying glass
• 05:2205:22, 23 July 2021 diff hist +19 Hispano-Suiza →World War I: Citation needed for claim that "propeller reduction gearing and other desirable features that would not appear together on competitors' engines until the late 1920s"

23 June 2021

• 15:1415:14, 23 June 2021 diff hist −471 m Montreux Convention Regarding the Regime of the Straits →United States: Removed the claim that "The US Navy has stated its forces will continue to operate in the Black Sea in accordance with the convention", as the cited source says nothing of the sort

22 June 2021

• 04:4204:42, 22 June 2021 diff hist +84 James Clinton →Early life: Note that James was also the father of DeWitt Clinton, who also served as New York governor on two occassions

12 June 2021

• 20:0320:03, 12 June 2021 diff hist −211 North American F-82 Twin Mustang →Far East Air Forces: Removed claim that Australian P-51s in Japan could not be committed to Korea because the "British Commonwealth" had not decided to enter the war - that decision was made by Commonwealth members individually rather than collectively
• 18:3718:37, 12 June 2021 diff hist −25 m Northrop P-61 Black Widow →Early stages: removed peacock language about the P-61 being "one of the deadliest" fighters of WW II

28 April 2021

• 03:1403:14, 28 April 2021 diff hist 0 Delorimier Stadium No edit summary
• 03:1203:12, 28 April 2021 diff hist +4 m Delorimier Stadium No edit summary
• 03:1103:11, 28 April 2021 diff hist +114 m Delorimier Stadium Indicated what is now standing on the former stadium's site

27 April 2021

• 11:2311:23, 27 April 2021 diff hist +3 m M47 Patton →Design: The Copperhead is a regular artillery shell, not a "missile"

27 March 2021

• 06:4206:42, 27 March 2021 diff hist +19 Kliment Voroshilov tank Citation needed for (outlandish) claim that "even a single KV-1 or KV-2 supported by infantry could halt large German formations"

4 January 2021

• 08:0308:03, 4 January 2021 diff hist +4 m Operation Gladio No edit summary
• 08:0308:03, 4 January 2021 diff hist +7 Operation Gladio Changed the wording on the 1990 EU resolution to indicate it made allegations about Gladio's activities, but did not in fact conduct an official investigation as implied in the original wording