Of Heroes and Traitors — Seven Great Generals Who Switched Sides in Wartime 

“For some who change sides, it is a shrewd political move that puts them on the path to hero status. Others find that they have squandered any hope of esteem and a glorious reputation.” By…

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The Last Sailing Warship – Inside the Amazing Voyage of the Kaiser’s Commerce Raider ‘Seeadler’

“Von Luckner preferred to capture his prey rather than kill. In its entire career as a raider, Seeadler’s guns only took a single life.” By Blaine Pardoe THE STORIED AGE OF SAIL was long over…

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The Fighting Cartoonist – How Bill Mauldin’s ‘Willie & Joe’ Comics Captured the Plight of GIs in WWII

“A baby-faced infantryman from Phoenix, Ariz. was the creative genius behind Willie and Joe, perhaps the best-loved comic strip to come out of World War Two.” PICTURE TWO SOAKING AND EXHAUSTED GIs squatting in a mud-filled…

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‘The Most Powerful Man in Germany’ – 10 Fascinating Facts About Erich Ludendorff

“He set industrial policy, reigned in the labour force, oversaw national propaganda and even had a hand in replacing the German chancellor and a number of cabinet ministers with more agreeable officials.” A MARTINET and…

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The Great Terror — Inside Stalin’s Infamous Red Army Purge

“There was no German-inspired conspiracy in the Soviet military. Nevertheless, the purge continued into 1938 and cost the Red Army dearly.” By Peter Whitewood ON JUNE 11, 1937, Marshal Mikhail Tukhachevsky and a group of…

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Child Soldiers of the U.S. Civil War — Just How Rare Was Underage Enlistment in Armies of the Era?

“If military physicians strongly opposed youth enlistment, and plenty of parents fought to retain authority over sons up to age 21, how did so many boys below 18 end up in the army?” By Rebecca…

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