Category: People
From Unionist to Confederate Firebrand — How the Civil War Changed Mrs. Robert E. Lee
“Broken and heartsick, betrayed at every turn by the Union she had once cherished, Mary wrote to her daughter Agnes, ‘Our duty is plain, to resist until death.’” By Dorothy Love A great-granddaughter of Martha…
Cold War Coincidence – Recruit Recalls a Series of Astounding Brushes with Greatness
“Nov. 22, 1963 is a day that I try not to remember, but one that I will never forget.” MILITARY HISTORY is filled with strange coincidences. Consider France’s Adolphe Pégoud, World War One’s first flying…
All’s Fair in Love and War — 11 Famous Military Leaders Who Kept Mistresses
“A number of noted military commanders from history… famously kept mistresses.” “TO WIVES AND Sweethearts! May they never meet.” So goes a traditional Royal Navy toast that’s been called out in jest over wardroom dinners as far…
FDR vs. Churchill – Just How Bad Did the Rift Between the Two Leaders Get?
“The consequences of this discord could have been grave in the extreme.” By Nigel Hamilton BY 1943, the Allied war effort was at a crossroads. In January of that year, Franklin Roosevelt and Winston Churchill…
Behind Every Great Man – Four Military Wives Who Influenced the Civil War (For Better or For Worse)
“Sadly, little attention has been paid to the wives of some of the Union’s leading generals.” By Candice Shy Hooper CIVIL WAR LITERATURE is filled with books about women who stepped outside society’s norms to…
Pickett’s Charge – 12 Remarkable Facts About Gettysburg’s Deadly Climax
“The Confederacy had reached its symbolic ‘high water mark’ that fateful afternoon – never again would the Rebellion be presented with such a chance to achieve a decisive victory.” IF GETTYSBURG WAS the turning point of…
