The Knights Templar – Spectacular Rise And Fall Of A Legendary Order
The Knights Templar were the first and the most famous European warrior Order founded during the Crusades. From their bases in Europe and the Holy…
Heart-Rending Decisions: One Commander’s Divided Loyalties In Caesar’s Civil War
Civil war can force participants to make difficult decisions. Friends, colleagues, and families are torn apart. For some, the decision of who to side with…
Sengoku-Jidai – The Age Of The Country At War In Medieval Japan
From 1467 to 1603, Japan suffered through one of the most painful and tumultuous periods in its history. Central authority collapsed. The nation was divided…
Advance on Canae: The World War Two Invasion of Crete
The invasion of Crete was an impressive campaign of WWII. A significant battle during the seizure was the advance on Canae. German paratroopers fought fiercely…
How Success and the Failures of Others Ruined General George McClellan
George McClellan’s reputation is not a good one. As commander of the Union armies early in the American Civil War, he is often credited as…
How the Confederacy Almost Won the American Civil War
Early in the American Civil War, the Confederacy almost won. It was not the complete victory the Union eventually achieved. Rather than conquering their opponents,…
Napoleon’s Armies in the Iberian Peninsula
The Peninsula War was the most drawn-out campaign of the Napoleonic wars. French troops entered the Iberian Peninsula in 1807 and along with Spanish forces…
“Smiling Albert” Kesselring; a German General of World War Two
Albert Kesselring had one of the most wide-ranging careers of WWII. A skilled German commander, he was fondly referred to by his admirers as “Smiling…
When Napoleon Invaded, These Men And Women Became Heroes of The Spanish Resistance
In 1807, the forces of Napoleonic France entered Spain on their way to invade Portugal. The following year, they took control of Spain itself. For…
The Last German Paratroop Drop of the Second World War
WWII was the pinnacle of paratrooper action. The tactics and technology needed for paratrooper landings had been refined to a point where they could play…
Massive Morale Collapses of the First World War
WWI was a grueling and dehumanizing conflict. Soldiers saw friends slaughtered in fruitless attacks for the sake of strategies they could not understand. The constant…
General Ulysses S. Grant In The American Civil War
Ulysses S. Grant was one of the greatest generals in American history. Under his leadership, the Union armies marched to victory through the bloody quagmire…