Category: People
The Quaker and the Gamecock – How Bad Blood Between Two Revolutionary War Generals Nearly Sank America’s Southern Campaign
“For Greene, the campaign meant a last opportunity at an independent command. For Sumter, it was a quest of personal revenge.” IN THE AFTERMATH of the Battle of Hobkirk’s Hill on April 25, 1781, Nathanael…
Left for Dead at Nijmegen – American Paratrooper to be Honoured for Heroism 75 Years After Operation Market Garden
“Hollywood couldn’t write a better ending to Gene’s wartime experiences.” By Marcus A. Nannini GENE METCALFE, a paratrooper with the U.S. Army’s 82nd Airborne Division, was aboard one of dozens of C-47s to appear over…
WW2’s Last Dogfight – Meet the Pilots Who Fought a Deadly Air Duel Over Tokyo the Day Japan Surrendered
“Outnumbered by the Japanese… all four died knowing that the war was already over.” By John Wukovits FEW HISTORY BOOKS mention the names Billy Hobbs, Eugene Mandeberg, Howard “Howdy” Harrison and Joseph Sahloff. Yet, these…
Friedrich von Steuben – Meet the Prussian Aristocrat Who Built America’s First Professional Army
“He offered something that the rag-tag Continental Army desperately needed: a uniform system of drill that would enable American soldiers to meet Britain’s redcoats on equal terms.” By John Danielski He was the saviour of…
Meet Hermann Balck – The Trailblazing Panzer General That History Forgot
“Given Balck’s battlefield achievements, why is his name largely unknown?” By Stephen Robinson GERMAN GENERAL Friedrich von Mellenthin had a number of goals when writing Panzer Battles: A Study of the Employment of Armor in…
The Victoria Cross — 12 Things You Might Not Know About Britain’s Highest Decoration for Valour
“The VC has had an eventful history, with many a bump in the road. Here are some parts of the story that might surprise you.” By Granville Allen Mawer IN 1929, while attending a reunion…
