A Stonewall Before Bull Run: Jackson in Mexico
Though his participation was cut short, Rebel General Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson proved a skilled tactician and trusted compatriot of fellow Rebel Robert E. Lee. Like…
Was Hugo Boss Hitler’s Tailor?
Not long ago at a function arranged by GQ magazine and sponsored by Hugo Boss, British comedian Russell Brand goose-stepped onto the stage and told…
Battle of Atlanta – McPherson’s Meteoric Rise and Fall
James Birdseye McPherson began his career after graduating first in his class from the United States Military College in 1853, a class that included Philip…
Dust Means Death: Behind the Front Lines After D-Day
Following the D-Day landings of June 1944, the Allies poured troops into Normandy. By the 25th of July, they had 1,450,000 soldiers ashore in France,…
Adopting New Tactics – The Battle of Carillon
Usually when we think of battles that are turning points of war, we think of close contests, hard-fought by dedicated and honorable men who take…
The Last Ride of the Yaqui Tribe
The common thread of history winds through battles and wars, and the last battle of the American Indian Wars was not at Wounded Knee on…
Iron Age Fort in Scotland Reveals Origins
For over one hundred years excavation work has been in progress on an ancient fort that was built on a small peninsula jutting out toward…
Global Warming Research Yields Shipwrecks and Ancient City
The intention behind the Black Sea Maritime Archaeological Project (MAP) was not to trawl the Black Sea in search of ancient ships, but that’s exactly…
“Destroyer of Beasts” – the ISU-152
Object 241 or ISU-152 was a Soviet heavy self-propelled artillery vehicle during the Second World War. The designation “ISU” stands for self-propelled installation, created on…
Edokko: Touching Story of Jewish Refugee in WWII Japan
A memoir from a New York Man Who Grew Up a Jewish Refugee in World War II Japan and Worked with the US Military as…
Forgotten Meat Grinder: The Battle of Hurtgen Forest WWII
It was some of the most brutal fighting of the Second World War, a grinding battle in which thousands of American and German lives were…
The Trinidad Plan – Eisenhower, the CIA, and the Bay of Pigs
In the middle of the Cold War in Central America, a battle was fought, that could drastically change the geopolitics of the entire region by…