Category: People
Oliver Hazard Perry – 10 Things You Didn’t Know About America’s Iconic Naval Commander
“Famous for his legendary “Don’t Give Up the Ship” naval banner run up during the savage fighting on Lake Erie, Perry’s name would one day grace an entire class of modern warship.” OLIVER HAZARD PERRY,…
Khushnawar — Meet the Fifth Century Hun Warlord Who Surpassed Even Attila
“The Hephthalites thus secured large parts of the Silk Road and taxed the kingdoms, cities and tribes along its route.” By Byron Waldron IN THE mid-fifth century, the Roman Empire faced off against the Hunnic…
The Secret of Grant’s Success — The Personality Traits That Helped Lincoln’s Top General Defeat the Confederacy
“This mystery surrounding Grant’s character has made it challenging for historians to explain his extraordinary turnaround from 1854—when he was forced out of the military—to 1864, when he was promoted to general-in-chief of the United…
How Napoleon Fought — Inside Bonaparte’s Intuitive Style of Waging War
“He did not invent a new form of waging war, he mastered the simple but critical principles followed by history’s greatest military leaders.” By William Nester IF TOTAL WAR is a government’s mobilization of a…
General Washington’s Surgeons — Inside the Continental Army’s Medical Corps
“Army doctors paint a sorry picture of grim hospitals and desperate shortages.” By Martin Howard THE AMERICAN Revolutionary War has been very well documented, but surprisingly little has been written on the role of medical…
Understanding Napoleon — Inside the Mind of a Conqueror, Statesman and Emperor
“His admirers applaud his military genius and the administrative acumen he used to advance the modernization of France and Europe. Critics deplore him for his megalomania and the decisions he made that led to devastation…
