Year: 2013
Ghosts — How 21st Century Photographers Bring Historic Battlefields To Life
Last week, the online newspaper The Huffington Post featured the work of photographer Jonathan Andrew. The Amsterdam-based artist has built a name for himself photographing the remains of Second World War fortifications across Europe. In…
Soldiering On – Famous Battles Fought After the War Ended
One hundred and ninety eight years ago this week, the battle of the War of 1812 was fought on the Chalmette Plantation about two miles east of the city of New Orleans. In the pre-dawn darkness of…
A “Neutral” Power? – American Involvement in WW2 Before Pearl Harbor
“Despite Washington’s official position of neutrality, in the weeks and months leading up to Dec. 7, 1941, American forces clashed with the Germans and Japanese.” THE JAPANESE SURPRISE attack on Pearl Harbor may have officially propelled…
Cowabunga! — America’s Plan to Use Tsunamis to Bring Down Japan
When it came to the United States’ desire to defeat Japan during the Second World War, it seemed that no scheme, no plan, no secret weapon was too outlandish to be considered. In their bid…
