Year: 2021
‘Shadows From the Trenches’ – How Irish Veterans of the First World War Came Home to Fight for Independence
“The homecoming of Irish troops is but one example of what took place on a larger scale across the continent in the aftermath of the First World War.” By Emmanuel Destenay “I was demobilised from…
Operation Chariot – Inside the British Commando Raid on Saint-Nazaire
“Why did Britain even consider this sort of ‘death or glory’ raid when casualties were guaranteed to be heavy?” By Robert Lyman IN MARCH OF 1942 British Commandos and the Royal Navy launched one of…
The Battle of the Wilderness – Inside Grant and Lee’s Lethal First Encounter
“Historians and general readers often wonder who was the better general: Lee or Grant? The Battle of the Wilderness is the perfect case study for exploring that simple question.” By John Reeves “MORE DESPERATE fighting…
USS Devilfish – The Curious Case of the Only U.S. Navy Submarine to be Attacked by a Kamikaze
“A look at the organization and methods of the kamikaze units shows why the Devilfish incident was considered so unusual in the history of kamikaze attacks during World War Two.” By Nathaniel Patch THE IMAGE…
The Belfast Blitz – Inside the Deadly 1941 Luftwaffe Raids on Northern Ireland
“What happened in 1941 changed the city forever. Many of those who died as a result of enemy action lived in tightly packed, poorly constructed, terraced housing.” Re-printed with permission from WartimeNI.com THE BELFAST BLITZ was…
Dutch Weapons and American Independence – How the United Provinces Made a Fortune Supplying Muskets in the Revolutionary War
“Until the Netherlands was drawn into war with Britain on the side of France and Spain, the carefully neutral Dutch Republic was better known for its weapons than its tulips.” By John Danielski PRIOR TO…
