Reshuffling in the US Navy Ruffles Feathers
The United States Navy is heading for a major organizational change that could eliminate the ability of the U.S. Pacific Fleet to train, man, and…
Igniting the Mexican-American War: The Thornton/Torrejon Skirmish
During the 19th Century, the most vocal American citizens were quite proud of themselves; it only made sense to them that they should spread their…
D-Day Darlings Keep the Magic Alive
The D-Day Darlings were formed ten years ago by Katie Ashbury and have been immensely successful performing at numerous military events, including The Legion’s Festival…
Lagartha the Shield Maiden – Legend or Reality?
History is like a game of telephone. It is recorded and transmitted to the future by whatever form of communication is available to the historian,…
Great Female Aviators – WASPs of WWII
Necessity, as they say, is the mother of invention, and when the United States faced a pilot shortage in 1942, they freed up male pilots…
Defying Blitzkrieg – Heroes of the Brest Fortress
The defense of the old fortress located near the Belarusian city of Brest has become an example of fortitude and courage. When the German army…
America’s Battle for Cherbourg, June 1944
Cherbourg was one of the US Army’s first major targets during Operation Overlord. The city at the end of the Cotentin peninsula was a significant…
Pavlov’s House – “Fortress” at Stalingrad
In the Russian city of Volgograd today, one of the largest statues in the world stands atop Mamayev Kurgan, a hilltop that changed hands a…
8th Air Force in Britain – Keeping the Past Alive
I had the wonderful opportunity in May of this year to participate in the National WWII Museum’s Masters of the Air Tour of 8th Air…
TOP GUN’S WALK INTO HISTORY
At the height of the Vietnam War, in 1968, it was found that the US Navy registered low performance against the North Vietnamese fighters in…
34 Brilliant Images of the VERY Effective M10 Tank Destroyer
While establishing its famous Tank Destroyer doctrine in 1941, the United States Armed Forces needed a standardized armored fighting vehicle which would lead the way…
German U-Boats and Ending the “Filibuster” in Congress
When Woodrow Wilson put forth his proposal to arm American merchant vessels in February of 1917 his reasoning was simple and straightforward: the threat of…