Category: People
Love in War — A Valentine’s Day Story
When Brita Hagberg’s husband of 11 years was called away to fight in the Russo-Swedish War of 1788, the Stockholm woman did what a lot of other 18th century military wives would have done –…
Did Napoleon’s Favourite Marshal End His Days As An American High School Teacher?
“Was this hero of Napoleonic France really shot by a firing squad on Dec. 7, 1815?” “I AM NEY OF FRANCE!” Those were reportedly the last words of an obscure 77-year-old North Carolina schoolmaster whose death…
General Misconduct – Petraeus Isn’t The First Fallen Commander
Mesmerized would be a fitting word to characterize the American news media’s reaction to the recent fall from grace of former CIA director General David Petraeus. Ever since the scandal involving the one-time Afghan commander’s…
Bomber Girls — The Women Flyers of World War Two
“Between 1942 and 1944, WASP pilots flew just about every sort of aircraft produced for the U.S. military from fighters and bombers to cargo planes and trainers.” LAST WEEKEND, a 92-year-old Colorado woman did something…
It’s Deadly At the Top — The Age Old Tradition of Executing Generals
“More than 300 generals were executed in a single day in October 1941.” NORTH KOREA’S new leader, Kim Jong Un, is cleaning house in the upper echelons of his army. The 29-year-old dictator reportedly executed…
Mightier Than The Sword — Meet Some of Warfare’s Most Influential Scribes
“Sun Tzu was by no means the only strategist to offer perspectives on how generals can win battles and wars.” SUN TZU, THE renown 6th Century BCE Chinese warrior and philosopher, was once ordered by…
