Category: Recommended Reading
Napalm – A Brief History of One of History’s Most Fearsome Weapons
“During the Vietnam conflict, French, American and South Vietnamese forces would employ napalm with devastating effect.” (Originally published March 25, 2013) “NAPALM IS THE MOST TERRIBLE PAIN YOU CAN IMAGINE,” Kim Phuc once told an…
Historical Fiction — Author Takes On Britain’s Wartime Mythology
One of the more enduring symbols of Great Britain during the Second World War is the Home Guard — those aging citizen soldiers dressed in ill-fitting surplus uniforms training to take on Nazi panzers with…
Chicago Tribune Lists 10 Lesser-Known Conflicts
If you’re a fan of this blog, then you’d probably enjoy an article from this weekend’s Chicago Tribune. The piece, entitled Ten Things You Might Not Know About: Obscure Wars by Mark Jacob and Stephan…
U.K. Museum Lists 20 Greatest Battles in British History
Question: What do Naseby, Quebec City and the Imjin River have in common? Answer: Each one was the setting for a landmark battle from British history. These three famous dust-ups are included in a recently…
Dying in a Winter Wonderland — Unearthing the Hidden Cause of Napoleon’s Stunning Reversal in Russia
Two hundred years ago today, the last of Napoleon’s Grande Armee staggered out of Russia frostbitten, starving and half dead. The ramshackle column of fewer than 50,000 scarecrows was all that remained of the seemingly…
Article Examines Nazi Involvement in the “Day of Infamy”
“Codes between the Nazi agent and the Japanese were worked out in advance.” UNLESS YOU’VE BEEN paying close attention to the coverage of the anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor you likely missed this fascinating article from…
