Year: 2014
Bombed Twice – The Man Who Lived Through Two Atomic Attacks
FEELING A LITTLE blue this morning? If so, you’re not alone. According to experts, the third Monday of January, known as “Blue Monday”, is supposedly the most depressing day of the year. Psychologists believe that wintery…
Stickin’ It To ‘Em – The Last of the Great Bayonet Charges
“There have been handful of occasions during the Second World War and in the decades that followed in which leaders in various situations would call out the words: ‘Fix bayonets!’” IT WAS D-DAY plus five (June 11, 1944) when Robert…
The Red Baron — 11 Surprising Facts About WW1’s Greatest Flying Ace
“Von Richthofen’s notoriety grew with each new victory. Eventually, he became the most famous (and feared) pilot of the war.” IN DECEMBER, MilitaryHistoryNow.com ran this article about the eight air combat maxims of the highest scoring…
The Coal Torpedo – The Confederacy’s Own Improvised Explosive Device
“Although the tiny charges were far too small to destroy an enemy vessel outright, a blast by one could potentially rupture a ship’s water boiler causing a catastrophic secondary explosion.” THE CONFEDERACY MAY well have lagged…
Cold Wars – Just How Freezing Was It On History’s Most Bone-Chilling Battlefields?
“Sub-zero temperatures, driving snow and winter storms didn’t stop some of history’s armies from soldiering on.” (Originally publishing on Jan. 10, 2014) THIS PAST WEEK, much of North America was in the grip of a…
Barbed Wire War – How One Farmer’s Innovation Changed The Battlefield
“One expert estimated that by 1918, at least a million miles of the stuff had been strung throughout Flanders alone – enough to circle the earth 40 times.” PERHAPS NOTHING IS MORE emblematic of warfare…
