Category: People
The Rosenberg Diary – Secret Nazi Journal Reveals Inner Workings of Third Reich
“Between 1936 and 1944, one Nazi mastermind kept a secret journal detailing his life in the corridors of power.” ALFRED ROSENBERG was a true believer. Remembered as the “chief philosopher” of the Third Reich, the Estonian-born…
The “Hello Girls” – How the U.S. Army’s All-Female Telephone Corps Answered the Call in WW1
“Unable to get timely and accurate battle reports, AEF commanding general John J. Pershing urged Washington to recruit American telephone operators. And since stateside switchboards were run almost entirely by females; Blackjack’s phone jockeys would…
From Private to Four-Star – Famous Generals that Rose from the Ranks
“Awarding of battlefield commissions to NCOs for leadership under fire is common in wartime, rare is the commanding general, admiral or field marshal who began his military career among the rank-and-file.” THE U.S. MILITARY CALLS THEM…
Insult to Injury – How Cartoonists Mocked the Exiled Napoleon Bonaparte
“England had been fighting against France for over 20 years. Audiences there were jubilant about Napoleon’s defeat and receptive to anything that made fun of the fallen French Emperor.” WHILE NAPOLEON Bonaparte provided rich fodder…
Beating the “Bloody Flux” – Meet the 18th Century Army Doctor Who Waged War on Dysentery
“Sanitation standards in the 18th Century were almost non-existent. Soldiers were in the habit of relieving themselves wherever they wished, including outside their own tents, turning encampments into mucky breeding grounds for dysentery.” By George Yagi Jr….
Unhinged – 10 of History’s ‘Craziest’ Military Commanders
“Consider some of these ‘mad’ commanders from the pages of military history.” GENERAL GEORGE S. PATTON ONCE DESCRIBED HIMSELF AS the best “ass-kicker in the United States Army.” It’s a claim that’s not without merit….
