Posted on January 19, 2021 12:22 pm
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by Michael Walsh
In the following excerpt from his book Last Stands, author Michael Walsh discusses the rising dominance of the Roman military and the shocking outcome of the Battle of Cannae that left historians wondering: how could the best-outfitted … Read the article
Posted on June 17, 2019 12:41 pm
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by J. R. Olson
Mercenary. A noun with a lot of historical and literary baggage. Dictionary.com defines the term as “a professional soldier hired to serve in a foreign army… a soldier of fortune”. I’ve always liked the term “hired … Read the article
Posted on June 22, 2017 2:34 pm
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By Willard Sterne Randall
The War of 1812, often called “the forgotten conflict,” is probably the least understood American war. Just as frequently, it is described as the Second War of American Independence. This is because of a persistent fallacy … Read the article
Posted on April 6, 2017 4:11 pm
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Exactly 100 years ago today, April 6, 1917 the United States of America declared war on the German Empire and officially entered World War I. Largely forgotten today, Americans across the country volunteered to serve their country and played a … Read the article
Posted on March 30, 2017 7:18 pm
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Richard Rubin Heads Back Over There
In The Last of the Doughboys, Richard Rubin introduced readers to a forgotten generation of Americans: the men and women who fought and won the First World War. Interviewing the war’s last survivors face-to-face, … Read the article
Posted on March 6, 2017 4:28 pm
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by Robert Klara
One of the reasons why we know so much about the perilous and sinister world of Hitler’s hierarchy is because so many of its members spent time documenting it. Propaganda minister Joseph Goebbels kept a diary during … Read the article
Posted on February 9, 2017 3:56 pm
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by Giles Milton
Cecil Vandepeer Clarke viewed his caravan with the sort of affection that most men reserve for their wives. He polished it, tinkered with it and buffed up its cream paintwork with generous quantities of Richfield Auto Wax.… Read the article
Posted on December 20, 2016 4:52 pm
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Editor: Michael Spilling and Consultant Editor: Chris McNab
Gulf War–Air Campaign, January 16 – February 28, 1991
In the wake of Iraq’s August 1990 invasion of Kuwait, an American-led multinational Coalition deployed to Saudi Arabia. To force an Iraqi withdrawal, … Read the article
Posted on December 14, 2016 2:33 pm
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As we close in on the end of of the year, we list our best history books of 2016. Over the course of 2016 we published some incredible stories. Everything from military bravery and historic events to unique little known stories that we … Read the article
Posted on December 2, 2016 3:41 pm
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by Nicholas Best
When the task force slipped out of port on December 5, 1941, a man calling himself Tadashi Morimura watched from a few hundred yards away to the north. He was careful not to write anything down, but … Read the article