Category: People
Gallant Foes – Seven Astounding Tales of Chivalry in Wartime
“Even in wartime there can still be occasion for acts of chivalry and fair play.” THE BOOK Deeds of Naval Daring was first published in 1877 by British admiral Edward Giffard. Within its 300 or so…
Black Jack’s War – How John Pershing Fought to Keep America’s Army Independent in WW1
“For Black Jack, the crux of the issue was that Foch was trying to break up First Army before it even fired a shot.” EDITOR’S INTRODUCTION THE BATTLE OF Saint-Mihiel is considered by many to be…
Bishop Takes Knight – The Showdown On A 13th Century Battlefield That Changed History
A fighting bishop unhorses and captures a royal bastard in an obscure medieval battle and in one swift blow changes European history for centuries. By Paul Bannister WHEN THE CRUSADER clergyman Philip of Dreux went to war for…
“The Shanghai Baby” – The True Story Behind One of History’s Most Heartbreaking Photos
“It instantly struck a nerve in the United States. Until that moment, few Americans had paid much attention to the atrocities being committing by the Japanese army in its murderous march across China.” ON OCT….
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…
