Year: 2019
Dracula Goes to War – Bela Lugosi, WW1 and the Making of a Macabre Hollywood Legend
“Lugosi seldom spoke of how the Great War and its immediate aftermath influenced the roles he chose or how he performed them.” By William Poole THE 1915 Carpathian Campaign was a disaster for Austria-Hungary. Casualties…
Life in Captivity – Unearthed Photos Reveal Hidden Histories of WW1 German POWs
“The images have unlocked a story that has been hidden for a century.” HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS of men were interned in Great Britain during the First World War. Some were citizens of hostile countries who…
Pearl Harbor Warning – America’s Ambassador to Japan Raised the Alarm That War Was Coming. Why Was He Ignored?
“Neither Roosevelt nor Hull took Grew’s warnings at face value. To them, like most Americans, it seemed inconceivable that the small island nation of Japan would directly attack the United States.” By Lew Paper IT…
Unknown Sailors — Meet Some of History’s Lesser-Known Navies
“In their own way, each left its mark on maritime military history.” SOME NATIONS ARE known for their legendary naval exploits: The Phoenicians, Athenians, Venetians, Spaniards and English all made history on the high seas….
Lebanon, 1958 — Inside America’s Forgotten Middle East Military Adventure
“Operation Bluebat, the codename for the landings at Beirut, marked America’s first military campaign in the Middle East.” By Bruce Riedel JULY 15, 1958 was a typical beautiful summer day in the eastern Mediterranean. Yet…
Operation Chromite – How MacArthur’s Daring Inchon Landing Turned the Tide of the Korean War
“Allied commanders were aghast. As one naval officer involved in the planning famously recalled, ‘we drew up a list of every natural and geographic handicap—and Inchon had ’em all.’” By Walter Topp THE WAR WAS…














