Category: Odd Facts
Black Jack’s War – How John Pershing Fought to Keep America’s Army Independent in WW1
“For Black Jack, the crux of the issue was that Foch was trying to break up First Army before it even fired a shot.” EDITOR’S INTRODUCTION THE BATTLE OF Saint-Mihiel is considered by many to be…
Bishop Takes Knight – The Showdown On A 13th Century Battlefield That Changed History
A fighting bishop unhorses and captures a royal bastard in an obscure medieval battle and in one swift blow changes European history for centuries. By Paul Bannister WHEN THE CRUSADER clergyman Philip of Dreux went to war for…
Debacle at Tapae – A Crushing Defeat for Rome at the Peak of Imperial Power
“It was an utter disaster for Rome and one that seems to have been almost ignored by the historians of the day.” By David Adkins AMONG THE ROMAN Emperor Trajan’s greatest (and possibly most infamous)…
How to Fight Like a Gentleman – Six Astounding Rules of War From the 18th Century
“Yes, the objective of any general is to defeat the enemy, but that doesn’t mean you should be a boor about it.” LAWS GOVERNING the conduct of armies in wartime are nothing new. As far…
“The Shanghai Baby” – The True Story Behind One of History’s Most Heartbreaking Photos
“It instantly struck a nerve in the United States. Until that moment, few Americans had paid much attention to the atrocities being committing by the Japanese army in its murderous march across China.” ON OCT….
The Plains of Abraham and American Independence — Was the First Battle of the Revolution Fought in 1759?
“The French presence in Canada stood between the American colonies and any thought of independence. ” By D. Peter MacLeod BEST KNOWN AS a clash between French and British armies, the Plains of Abraham was…
