Month: August 2014
Wartime Witchcraft? – The Strange Case of Helen Duncan and the Sinking of HMS Barham
“How was Duncan picking up on military secrets? Was she in contact with the enemy? Was she receiving leaked information from inside the War Office? Or was she really a witch?” HELEN DUNCAN, 44, was hosting…
The Quotable Bonaparte – Nine of Napoleon’s Most Memorable Quips Explained
By Shannon Selin HAVING ALREADY LOOKED AT TEN THINGS NAPOLEON NEVER SAID , here are nine famous quotes that are correctly attributed to Bonaparte (although they are often taken out of context). Considering the circumstances…
Theatre of War – 14 Unexpected Historic Reenactment Groups
CIVIL WAR REENACTMENTS JUST AREN’T WHAT THEY USED TO BE. So writes Jesse Marx in an article on the news site TheWeek.com. While a decade ago, there were an estimated 50,000 living-history enthusiasts in the…
Mouthpieces – History’s Most Famous Wartime Propaganda Broadcasters
“Baghdad Bob was just the latest in a long series of famous (and infamous) wartime propagandists that emerged in the age of mass media.” IN APRIL, 2003, things looked bad for Saddam Hussein. Three weeks…
“For Wounds Received” – 15 Remarkable Facts About the Purple Heart
“Originally known as the Badge of Military Merit, the medal was established by General George Washington on Aug. 7, 1782.” IT’S LIKELY FEW AMERICANS even know about one of their country’s newest (and perhaps least-known)…
Old Soldiers — Meet the Last Surviving Veterans of the U.S. Civil War
“Amazingly two surviving offspring of U.S. Civil War veterans continue to receive $876 each from the federal government.” (ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED MARCH 18, 2013) THE U.S. GOVERNMENT PAYS OUT $40 BILLION A YEAR to war veterans and their…
