Category: News
Cowabunga! — America’s Plan to Use Tsunamis to Bring Down Japan
When it came to the United States’ desire to defeat Japan during the Second World War, it seemed that no scheme, no plan, no secret weapon was too outlandish to be considered. In their bid…
Geronimo — How the Apache Outlaw Went From Public Enemy to American Legend
“Up to a quarter of the American army would be deployed to the southwestern United States to take part in his capture.” AT THE TIME of his surrender to American authorities in 1886, the Apache…
Lone Star Fleet — Remembering The Texas Navy
FOLLOWING LAST WEEK’S U.S. federal election victory by President Barack Obama, disgruntled Republicans from the state of Texas have rallied around a petition to secede from the Union. The appeal, which was launched by a single frustrated…
Lest We Forget — How Different Countries Remember Their War Dead
“The small artificial flowers, which are pinned to the lapel, symbolize the poppies that grew in Flanders fields during the First World War.” EVERY NOV. 11 at exactly 11 a.m., life throughout much of the British…
Washington News’ List of Best Civil War Films
The American newspaper The Washington News published a list of the 15 best U.S. Civil War movies of all time this weekend. It includes flicks from the silent era right up to the present. Check out…
Hurricane Uncovers Civil War Era Ship on Gulf Coast
An amazing story just popped up on the UK’s Daily Mail news site: The winds and pounding surf of last week’s Hurricane Isaac have revealed the almost intact hull of a 150-year-old Confederate smuggling vessel…
