Category: People
In the Line of Fire – Meet the 56-Year-Old Son of a U.S. President Who Fought in D-Day
“Sheltering in the cover of a newly arrived tank, the general gathered with other commanders and determined famously that: ‘We’ll start the war from right here.’” By Tim Brady IT WAS NEAR 1:30 a.m. on…
“I Want YOU!” – The Story Behind One of the Most Famous Wartime Posters in History
“Four million copies of the poster were quickly printed and plastered onto walls and signposts from Maine to California. Within weeks, just about every American citizen had seen it.” YOU’VE PROBABLY NEVER heard the name James Montgomery Flagg, but…
‘I Was Hitler’s Food Taster’ – German Woman Recalls Her Bizarre and Terrifying Wartime Job
“Not until her 95th birthday, nearly 70 years after the conflict ended, did Hitler’s last surviving food taster speak publicly of her bitter wartime experiences.” MARGOT WÖLK, the young wife of a German soldier who…
MHN Marks Movember with the Most Famous Moustaches in Military History
“MilitaryHistoryNow.com is kicking off a month of Tweets from some of history’s best-known ‘staches with this montage.” MHN IS MARKING Movember this year with a salute to the most famous (and infamous) moustaches in military history. Now in…
American Turncoat – Meet the Only U.S. Army Officer to Defect to the Nazis in WW2
“The 23-year-old U.S. Army second lieutenant stole an unarmed reconnaissance plane from an Allied airbase in southern Italy and flew it into enemy territory as part of a bizarre bid to change sides.” THE NAME…
Junipero Serra — The Missionary Who Fought to End the Abuse of Native Americans by Spanish Soldiers
“In the struggle between the soldier and priest, the latter had won.” By George Yagi Jr. EUROPEAN ARMIES of the 18th century were built on the same rigid class system that defined civilian life of…
