Category: Odd Facts
The Battle of Culloden — It’s Time to Rethink Britain’s Storied Triumph Over the Jacobites
“Things have changed, but the popular image of Culloden remains: a battle lost by swords against muskets, by tribesmen fighting regulars, by absolute monarchy fighting constitutional authority.” By Murray Pittock NO BATTLE OUT of living…
Germ Warfare – Filth and Disease Were the Real Killers in Wars of the 18th and 19th Centuries
“Dirt, disease and diet — that triumvirate proved far more lethal than bullets and bayonets in 18th and 19th century warfare.” By John M. Danielski THE PAGES OF military history are filled with excitement, adventure,…
The Salvation Army Goes to War – How the American Arm of the World-Famous Charity Saved Both Lives and Souls During WW1
“In the dark final days of the war they helped save thousands of lives, provided cheer to fatigued troops, and gave hope.” By George Yagi Jr. FOR MANY WHO look back on the Salvation Army…
The Last to Fall – World War One’s Tragic Final Casualties
“Of the war’s more than 22 million casualties, a staggering 11,000 were killed or wounded during that last morning of fighting.” OF THE MILLIONS OF STORIES OF SACRIFICE AND LOSS to come out of the First…
Shots in the Dark – Why So Many Western Covert Operations Have Failed Since WW2
“The lure of clandestine warfare lingered on after 1945, but these peacetime operations often proved disastrous.” By Charles Glass BEFORE PRESIDENT Barack Obama authorized clandestine operations to defeat the Syrian dictator Bashar al Assad in…
The Bomb That Wasn’t Needed – Allied Intel Agencies Had News That Might Have Prevented the Atomic Age. Sadly, They Didn’t Share It
“For well over a year, Churchill’s government knew that Berlin would have no bomb, but it let the U.S. work on in the dark.” By Peter Watson IN MID-1942, just as the Battle of Midway…
