Category: People
The Coal Black Sea – How a Shocking 1914 Naval Disaster Nearly Sank Winston Churchill
“The classified findings concluded that a submarine attack was inevitable, so Churchill hushed them up.” By Stuart Heaver JUST SIX WEEKS into the First World War, three British armoured cruisers, HMS Hogue, Aboukir and Cressy,…
Hindenburg and Hitler — How Germany’s War-Hero President Set the Stage for a Nazi Takeover
“The Nazis moved swiftly to consolidate their dictatorship in the first months of 1933. In this, Hindenburg was a willing collaborator.” By Alex Clifford A ‘GOOD GERMAN,’ an honourable Prussian solider and the last bulwark…
Airships of the Civil War— The Bizarre Story of the Union Army’s Experimental Balloon Corps
“The balloons of the Civil War were a brief but truly forward-looking glimpse of what the future would bring.” By Charles M. Evans IT HAS OFTEN been said that the American Civil War was one…
Showdown at Jutland — How Intrigue and Feuding among the Kaiser and his Admirals Led to WW1’s Greatest Sea Battle
“Why did this crucial battle occur almost two years after the outbreak of war, especially when German strategic interests argued for earlier resolution?” By Eric Brose THE BATTLE OF Jutland, May 31 to June 1,…
Lincoln’s War for ‘Hearts and Minds’ — The President’s Strategy for Preserving the Union Went Far Beyond the Battlefield
“Lincoln’s achievements went beyond the operational – to end the war and preserve the Union. As a strategic leader, he exercised the vision that had an enduring effect: building America’s future.” By Mari Eder EVERY…
Storm Warnings – Five Writers Who Predicted WW1 With Uncanny Accuracy
“Five grim visionaries and their remarkable predictions about the coming war.” FEW COULD HAVE ANTICIPATED the assassination of the Archduke Franz Ferdinand and the subsequent crisis that triggered the First World War. Yet for years leading…
