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Alexander Roberts Dunn — The Life and Mysterious Death of Canada’s First VC Recipient
“Dunn epitomized the swashbuckling Victorian officer.” By Alex Zakrzewski ON THE northwest corner of Clarence Square, a small park in downtown Toronto, stands an easily overlooked blue plaque dedicated to a war hero who deserves…
Julius Caesar vs. the Pirates — Inside the Future Roman Ruler’s Strange Coming-of-Age Adventure
In a bizarre encounter with murderous pirates, a young Caesar showcased the cunning and ambition that would make him the most powerful man in Rome. By Alex Zakrzewski DURING the 1st century BCE, the still-growing…
Cold Steel at Krasnobród – Inside the Curious WW2 Battle that Saw Cavalry Fight Cavalry
“The two sides smashed into one another, and for a few minutes the hillside on the sleepy outskirts of Krasnobród resembled a scene from the Napoleonic Wars as sabre met sabre in frenzied hand-to-hand combat.”…
The Battle of Montcel-Frétoy — History’s Last Fight Between Mounted Lancers
“The action was quickly overshadowed by greater events, just as the traditional role of the cavalryman was overtaken by the realities of modern warfare.” By Alexander Zakrzewski ON THE morning of Sept. 7, 1914, Lieutenant-Colonel…
The Defence of Van – Inside the Stubborn Armenian Resistance That Presaged One of the First World War’s Bloodiest Chapters
“In a foreshadowing of the great urban battles of the Second World War, the Ottomans found fighting street-to-street, house-to-house, and often hand-to-hand in a dense urban environment frustratingly difficult.” By Alexander Zakrzewski Over a hundred…
The Hatimura Blast – Convoy SC-107 and the Explosion that Shook the Atlantic
“The resulting shockwave rocked every ship in around the convoy.” By Alexander Zakrzewski ON THE AFTERNOON of Oct. 30, 1942, the Liverpool-bound convoy SC-107 was about 50 miles southeast of Newfoundland – barely out of…
