9 Feb 1945: Victory at the Colmar Pocket, Germans Eviction From The West Bank of The Rhine
On 9 February 1945, the last German forces on the west bank of the River Rhine were defeated by the French and Americans. The defeat…
Starving Their Own Men: Britain’s Epic Supply Failure in the Crimea
The very least a soldier expects when sent on a campaign is to be fed, clothed and given the necessary equipment to carry out their…
How Napoleon’s Empire Empowered European Jewish Communities
The beating of war drums has seldom been a good sign for Europe’s Jewish communities. Dispersed by the endless conquests of their homeland, they were…
2 February 1943 – The End Of The Battle For Stalingrad
The largest and bloodiest battle in the history of warfare, the Siege of Stalingrad lasted over five months and resulted in somewhere between 1.7 and…
Ancient Roman Military Decorations – The Roman Legions Decorated Soldiers For Exemplary Conduct
Like most professional armies, the Roman legions used military decorations to acknowledge superior behavior. Though few looked like medals as we picture them today, these…
Drunkenness, Disorder and the Plague: The Cadiz Fiasco Of The Royal Navy
The English navy has a reputation as a force to be reckoned with from the 16th century onwards. But in the early 17th century it…
Jewish Lawyer Foiled Nazi Plans in LA During WWII
Captain John H. Schmidt worked for a Jewish lawyer named Leon Lewis. Lewis set up a spy network on his own, without support from the…
An Italian Civil War in Spain: Guadalajara, 1937
Proxy wars have been an ugly feature of military history since ancient times, powerful nations turning others into battlegrounds without risking themselves in full-scale warfare.…
Battle of Omdurman – When The British With 11,000 Soldiers Took On 60,000 Natives in Sudan, Losing 47 Killed
All through the darkness of the night, a British infantryman waits nervously by the banks of the Nile. The Mahdists, infamously bloodthirsty savages, are just…
Napoleon Bonaparte, Famous European Conqueror, Was Inspired All His Life By Great Women
Despite sharing the gender biases common to his time, Napoleon Bonaparte’s admiration for great men extended to a few women. Though he once said that…
Despite All Efforts, The Struggle Of The Allied Landings At The Anzio Ended In Failure
Towards the end of 1943, Allied forces were struggling to fight their way up Italy in the face of stern resistance from German Field Marshal…
Living A Quiet, Reclusive Life After Her Service, A Forgotten Heroine Of World War Two
On September 2, 2010, an 89-year-old woman’s body was discovered in a modest apartment in the British town of Torquay, Devon. She had died several…