Category: People
Defying Hitler – Meet Three Nazi Insiders Who Secretly Worked to Bring Down the Third Reich
“To everyone, he seemed like the model officer; few knew that his conversion to Nazism was a sham.” THE RULERS OF Nazi Germany tolerated neither dissent nor opposition. Yet despite the regime’s powerful state security…
Smack Down – How the ‘Patton Slapping Incident’ Nearly Cost America One of its Greatest Generals
“Firm and drastic measures are at times necessary… but this does not excuse brutality, abuse of the sick, nor exhibition of uncontrollable temper in front of subordinates.” — Gen….
Isoroku Yamamoto — 10 Fascinating Facts About Japan’s Most Famous Admiral
“Undeterred by death threats, Yamamoto continued to defy the regime. It was only his popularity with the navy and the admiration of the emperor that likely saved him.” IT WAS JUST before 3 a.m. on…
The Hero of Gold Beach – How Stan Hollis Won Britain’s Only Victoria Cross on D-Day
“His actions directly contributed to the success of D-Day and, eventually, of the long, terrible battle for Normandy.” By John Sadler ON THE NIGHT of June 5, 1944, the greatest armada ever to set sail…
‘The Ablest Man’ – Meet William Carr Beresford, the Duke of Wellington’s Secret Weapon in the Peninsular War
“Beresford’s achievement was such as to lead commentators to acknowledge the Portuguese army the equal of any in Europe.” By Marcus de la Poer Beresford THE DUKE OF Wellington was never one to lavish praise…
War Through a Lens — Roger Fenton and the Birth of Battlefield Photography
“Over the course of the war, Fenton was able to capture more than 360 exposures, most in encampments, in the harbour and surrounding countryside.” By Frederick J. Chiaventone IN OCTOBER OF 1862, Mathew Brady exhibited…
