Great Lakes Aircraft Carriers – Meet the U.S. Navy’s Forgotten Fresh-Water Flattops
“Despite their importance, the Wolverine and Sable have become little more than two curious footnotes to the larger history of the Second World War.” ALTHOUGH THE UNITED STATES commissioned a staggering 151 aircraft carriers during World War Two,…
The Kyūjō Conspiracy – How a Group of Japanese Officers Planned to Overthrow the Emperor and Continue WW2
“Despite Japan’s downfall, not all were committed to ending hostilities. In fact, many nationalists sought to fight on.” BY AUG. 15, 1945, Japan was finished. After three and a half years of total war against…
USS Indianapolis Revisited — New Details Surface About Sinking of WW2 Cruiser
“It’s obviously gratifying to find a part of the story that hasn’t been told.” U.S. NAVY HISTORIANS are inching closer to solving a mystery dating back to the closing days of World War Two. Since…
America’s Submarine War – How the ‘Silent Service’ Quietly Brought About the Downfall of Japan
“While conventional wisdom holds that the atomic bombs ended the Pacific War, it was America’s blockade of Japan that brought the empire to its knees.” By Augustine Kobayashi WHILE BRITAIN, beleaguered by German U-boats, received…
Superstitious Napoleon – Did Bonaparte Really Believe in Bad Luck, Ghosts and Evil Spirits?
“Napoleon… has been credited with some fantastical beliefs.” By Shannon Selin NAPOLEON BONAPARTE was born in Corsica, an island known at the time for the “egregious superstition” of its inhabitants. (1) A 19th century guidebook…
“The Redcoats are Coming!” – The Facts and Fiction of Paul Revere’s Famous Ride
“Listen, my children, and you shall hear Of the midnight ride of Paul Revere, On the eighteenth of April, in Seventy-five; Hardly a man is now alive Who remembers that famous day and year.” — Henry…
