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Introducing the “Jeep” – How Did America’s Famous Military 4×4 Get Its Name?
“The origin of the word ‘jeep’ is still mired in controversy, even 75 years after the first models rolled off assembly lines.” IF HISTORIANS COULD pick a single piece of military hardware to symbolize the whole…
Barbarians at the Gate – The Last Battles of the Roman Army
“Under-resourced, scattered across a rapidly dwindling empire and comprised more and more of non-Roman and even barbarian troops, the soldiers of the late Western Empire would fight a centuries-long defensive campaign.” BY THE TIME of…
The Last to Fall – World War One’s Tragic Final Casualties
“Of the war’s more than 22 million casualties, a staggering 11,000 were killed or wounded during that last morning of fighting.” OF THE MILLIONS OF STORIES OF SACRIFICE AND LOSS to come out of the First…
The Empire’s Most Wanted – 10 Mortal Enemies of Ancient Rome
“The famous city on the Tiber certainly had its share of foes. So behold: Ten of Rome’s most hated (and feared) enemies!” AT ITS PEAK, the Roman Empire was home to as many as 90…
Sunset Cruises – The Remarkable Voyages of History’s Last Sailing Warships
“While ship-builders would continue to add sails to their designs for decades to come, by the 1830s most naval powers were busily retrofitting their existing wooden sail fleets with boilers, engines, paddles and screws.” FRANCE’S Valmy…
Spitfire Nations — The British Weren’t the Only Ones To Fly the Iconic Warplane in Combat
“Americans, Soviets and a host of other countries operated the famous fighter plane during World War Two and in the Post War Era.” IT’S DIFFICULT TO overstate the reverence with which the British regard the Supermarine…
