Year: 2026
Unchained — The Bloody History of Slave Rebellions
“Just about every major slave-owning society from ancient times to the 19th Century has faced slave revolts.” THE EARLIEST written record of slavery, the Code of Hammurabi (1760 BCE), describes the punishment for helping slaves to…
The First Air Forces – A Century of Balloons at War
The great, great grand nephew of a U.S. Civil War-era military ballooning pioneer was on hand this week in Buffalo, New York to view a local museum’s working replica of his famous ancestor’s creation. According…
‘The Wipers Times’ — The Satirical Trench Newspaper That Lampooned the Absurdity of War
“Ironic humour was a by-product of the disillusionment, cynicism and a mistrust of authority developed by soldiers during the war. These feelings went on to influence much of pop culture in the decades that followed .”…
Disabled, Hell! — Don’t Call These Commanders “Handicapped”
A debilitating injury is usually something that renders a soldier un-fit for combat, while a pre-existing disability is often enough to excuse one from even having to serve. Yet throughout history there have been a…
The Pig War — The Outrageous 1859 Crisis That Nearly Led to Conflict Between the U.S. and Britain
“Many who know the story have wondered how an 1859 war between Great Britain and the United States would have affected the outcome of the Civil War.” FEW TODAY COULD TELL YOU anything about the…
