Category: Units
‘Hands and Arms of Iron’ – The Life of Solider During the Wars of the Roses
“The medieval soldier’s experience in the Wars of the Roses is unique and not what we are led to believe in history books.” By Andrew Boardman THE SCARCITY OF reliable contemporary military evidence for the…
Warfare in the Mariana Islands – Portrait of a Chamorro Warrior
“With the appearance of Europeans on the islands, new weapons and a different outlook on tactics and objectives forever changed the nature of warfare in the Marianas.” By George Yagi Jr. TODAY, MUCH IS known…
Wellington’s Irish Soldiers — Meet the Troops Who Helped the British Hold the Line at Waterloo
“That regiment with the castles on their caps is composed of the most obstinate mules I ever saw. They don’t know when they are beaten.” — Napoleon Bonaparte By Brendan Farrell FOR ALMOST a millennium,…
The Macedonian Army – Meet the Elite Ancient Soldiers Who Made Alexander ‘Great’
“Alexander confronted Persia with the seasoned army his father had created.” By Adrian Goldsworthy ALEXANDER THE GREAT was one of the most successful military commanders in history. In just seven years, he led his army…
The Other Norman Conquests – The Victors of 1066 Also Fought Wars in the Mediterranean and Middle East
“Whereas the Conquest of England was undertaken by the Duke of Normandy, his army and allied armies as a concerted operation, Norman activities in southern Europe were intermittent and piecemeal, often led by individual knights…
Assault on Tulagi — Inside the U.S. Marine Raiders’ First Operation of WW2
“The Marine landings had caught the crack Japanese soldiers completely flat-footed. They were hardly prepared to defend their posts, let alone the island.” By Carole Engle Avriett SHORTLY BEFORE 3 a.m. on Aug. 7, 1942…
