Year: 2019
Warrior Queens — Five Legendary Women Who Took On the Roman Empire
“The Roman historians who chronicled their stories invariably expressed shocked and dismay that the legions suffered even temporary defeats at the hands of female commanders.” By Pamela Toler THE HISTORY OF the Roman Empire is…
Unkindest Cuts – The Three Most Famous British Sabres of the Napoleonic Era
“The three sword patterns of 1796 all played important roles in Napoleonic history: one distinguished, one solid, and one unimpressive.” By John Danielski “TROOPER DAWKINS of the 11th [Hussars] raised himself in his stirrups and…
‘Agents Unknown’ – Filmmaker Reveals America’s Secret Spy War in Vietnam
“To understand the war better, it’s necessary to know why combat decisions were made, and how those decisions were the product of good or bad intelligence.” WHY DID THE United States lose in Vietnam? Was…
Defying Hitler – Meet Three Nazi Insiders Who Secretly Worked to Bring Down the Third Reich
“To everyone, he seemed like the model officer; few knew that his conversion to Nazism was a sham.” By Greg Lewis THE RULERS OF Nazi Germany tolerated neither dissent nor opposition. Yet despite the regime’s…
Baseball Goes to War – How Doughboys Took America’s Pastime to the Frontlines in 1918
“The players carried their gas mask cases over their shoulders the whole time in case of an enemy attack.” By Alexander F. Barnes FAMED AMERICAN SPORTSWRITER, Jimmy Cannon, wrote: “It is part of our national…
Getting There Was Half the Battle – The Incredible Maiden Voyage of the USS Monitor
“By evening of the second day, a full-force gale engulfed the little convoy. Monitor, with just two feet of freeboard, was singularly ill-designed to weather an ocean storm.” By Walter Topp ON MARCH 9, 1862,…
