Gettysburg Day – Was Pickett’s Charge Necessary?
What had been a three-day showdown between the Union Army under the command of Major General George G. Meade and General Robert E. Lee’s Confederate…
Mossad Retrieves Legendary Agent’s Watch After 50 Years
Nadia Cohen, the wife of the legendary Mossad undercover agent Eli Cohen, was thrilled to be presented with her husband’s personal wristwatch over 50 years…
Operation Eagle Claw – The Disaster that Changed American Special Operations
The April 24th Op is a major event in the history of the United States’ Special Forces operations not just because it was among the…
Microsoft Giant Recovering Sunken History
Paul Gardner Allen, the co-founder of Microsoft and number forty-three on the list of the wealthiest people in the world, is trying to make a…
The Cry of Pugad Lawin and the Birth of the Revolution
The Philippine Revolution against over three centuries of Spanish domination began with Andrés Bonifacio, leader of the Katipunan, a liberalist movement that sought independence for…
The Cuban Confederate Colonel
Ambrosio José Gonzalez seemed to have life made in Cuba. Born into a wealthy family in Havana, his parents were able to send him off…
Hero to Traitor – German Soldier Defected & Warned Soviets of Invasion then Disappeared
Alfred Liskow was a German soldier who defected to the Soviet Union shortly before the launch of Operation Barbarossa. He received a warm welcome at…
The Short, but Eventful Life of the Bismarck
Perhaps the most iconic of WWII battleships, the Bismarck truly was the pride of Nazi Germany’s Kriegsmarine when it first set sail in August 1940. Back…
From Cabin Boy to Admiral – Charles Wager’s Remarkable Career
Charles Wager was born in 1666. He lived in London with his mother, Prudence (the daughter of Vice-Admiral William Goodson), and step-father, Alexander Parker, a…
Trial By Combat: The Battle of the Yalu River
The First Sino-Japanese War was a major test for the Japanese military. Both its modernizing Army and Navy had yet to be fully tested in…
Kansas/Missouri Border War – Lawrence Massacre and ‘Burnt District’
On the day 21st day of August 1863, the skies of Lawrence were heavy with gloom as smoke rose from the ruins of the city.…
One Pilot, Two Planes – P-38 Lightning with 38 Photos
Nicknamed as the Fork-tailed devil by the Germans and One pilot, two planes by the Japanese, the P38 Lighting was one of US Air Force’s…