Category: People
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…
Shooting the Messenger — Meet the Journalist Who Was Fired for Breaking the Story of Germany’s Surrender
“Kennedy and his colleagues were flabbergasted when Allied commanders demanded the assembled newsies wait at least 36 hours before releasing the bombshell to the world.” JOURNALISTS ARE NORMALLY congratulated for breaking major news first. But for one…
Forged in Battle — How America’s Mexico Campaigns Shaped the Civil War’s Top Generals
“As the Civil War began in 1861, memories of the previous war served as the pivotal frame of reference for the rising new generals.” By Timothy D. Johnson ON APRIL 9, 1865 Generals Ulysses S….
Sister Snipers — Meet the Red Army’s Deadliest Sharpshooters of WW2
“These elite shooters helped tip the balance, especially in urban environments where stealth and precision mattered most.” By Joseph Coleman THE NAME Lyudmila Pavlichenko may not be one of the most recognizable from the Second…
From the Battlefield to the Blackboard — Meet the Waterloo Veteran Who Saved a Famous Military Academy
“He became an ensign in the Black Watch and within a few months his battalion was sent abroad.” By Rosslyn Macphail “The enemy had a gun on our flank. We were formed into a square….
Hastings ‘Pug’ Ismay — Meet the British General Who Became Churchill’s ‘Right Hand’ in Wartime
“Who was this mysterious man and what was it that made him so indispensable to a wartime prime minister?” By John Kiszely ON 6 April 1982, at the very start of the Falklands War, the…
