Category: People
Napoleon’s Ulm Campaign – Inside Bonaparte’s ‘Masterpiece’ Victory Over Austria in the Autumn of 1805
“It was a brilliant success for Napoleon, who demonstrated maneuver qualities unmatched before.” By Sylvain Batut IN TERMS OF Napoleonic history, Oct 14 is a major anniversary. On that day in 1806, Napoleon beat a…
The Death of Mata Hari — Inside the Tragic Story of the First World War’s Most Celebrated Spy
“Just another senseless casualty in a senseless war, one thing is certain though: no soldier ever faced death more bravely than she.” By Robert Heege JUST BEFORE six o’clock on the morning of Oct.15, 1917,…
Battle of Trevilian Station – Inside George Armstrong Custer’s Other ‘Last Stand’
“One can only wonder – as the warriors began to circle at Little Big Horn – if for a split-second Custer experienced a sense of déjà vu; a disturbing recollection of Trevilian Station.” By Jim…
The Best of Wellington – Five of the Iron Duke’s Victories That Surpass Waterloo
“While Waterloo remains Wellington’s last and most celebrated battle, it is hardly his most impressive victory.” By Marcus Cribb THE BATTLE OF Waterloo is a true landmark of history. It was there, just a few…
The Ferguson Rifle – The British Weapon That Might Have Changed the Outcome of the American Revolution
“The Ferguson was the remarkable creation of a remarkable man. Today it is remembered as a curiosity.” By John Danielski IT WAS THE rifle that could have won the American Revolution for the British. A…
“These Aren’t Men, They’re Demons!” — The French Foreign Legion’s Desperate Defence of Camarón
“As the Mexicans charged, the legionnaires fired volleys into the onrushing horde.” By Frederick J. Chiaventone IN 1861, MEXICO was in a state of turmoil. Newly elected President Benito Juarez had, in defeating the rebels…
