Category: People
“Iron Hand” – Meet Götz von Berlichingen, the Middle Ages’ Toughest Knight
“In an astonishing 47-year military career, Götz did battle in a series of bloody civil wars throughout Central Europe and fought campaigns against the French and the Ottomans.” FEW OUTSIDE OF Germany have probably ever heard of Götz…
Desert Mirage — Meet the Illusionists Who Hid an Entire Allied Army from Rommel
“You must conceal 150,000 men with a thousand guns and a thousand tanks, on a plain as flat and as hard as a billiard table, and the Germans must not know anything about it, although…
Elizabeth at War — How the Future Queen Stirred Wartime Britain
“Though just 14 during the difficult summer of 1940, Elizabeth would go on to boost morale on the home front, take up the official mantle of royal duties, and work alongside female soldiers who refused…
Marshal Ney and PTSD — Did the Mental Health Affliction Shatter Napoleon’s ‘Bravest’ Marshal?
“Ney is considered a great hero of France, but he should also be seen as the victim of a condition that is still imperfectly understood.” By John Danielski “DAMN YOU, general! Where is your honor?”…
Darius the Great — How Persia’s ‘King of Kings’ Took the Achaemenid Empire to New Heights
“As a military leader, Darius should be considered in the company of Cyrus, Alexander, Hannibal, and Caesar.” By Joseph Stiles UNDER KING DARIUS the Great (r. 522-496 BCE) the ancient Persian Empire reached its…
William Milbourne James — Meet the Largely Unknown Hero Behind Some of Britain’s Greatest Wartime Intelligence Triumphs
“Far removed from the stereotypical image of the crimson-faced military authority figure of the day, he was emollient, cultivated and charming, with a lifelong passion for sailing in small boats — and a penchant for…
