Category: Recommended Reading
Hack Attacks — A Brief History of Cyberwarfare
“Could the next Pearl Harbor attack take place in cyberspace? It’s not a far-fetched idea, considering recent events.” LAST WEEK, U.S. president Barrack Obama vowed to retaliate against Russia following revelations from America’s intelligence community that Putin regime hackers…
World War 1776 – How the American Revolution Touched Off One of History’s First Global Conflicts
“Most of the stories of the Revolutionary War focus on the American land campaigns, but in fact it was a global war.” AMERICANS REMEMBER the War of Independence as a classic tale of David and…
Of Blood and Oil – How the Fight for Petroleum in WW1 Changed Warfare Forever
“World War One was the first conflict to be fuelled by oil. For the first time in warfare, petroleum possession became the lifeblood of armies.” By Timothy C. Winegard DURING WORLD WAR TWO, roughly, 90…
‘I Was Hitler’s Food Taster’ – German Woman Recalls Her Bizarre and Terrifying Wartime Job
“Not until her 95th birthday, nearly 70 years after the conflict ended, did Hitler’s last surviving food taster speak publicly of her bitter wartime experiences.” MARGOT WÖLK, the young wife of a German soldier who…
Two Years a Slave – Frenchman Recalls His Time as Forced Labourer in Nazi Germany
“I would be seized by a feeling of rage and the desire to kill, but I felt powerless.” The Nazi war machine was powered by slaves. An estimated 20 per cent of Hitler’s wartime workforce was…
After the Fall – Saigon Resident Recalls Terrifying Day of Communist Takeover
“To this day, I am still able to recall the terror of the fall of Saigon. The appalling threat from the communists is still vivid in my mind.” For most Americans, their country’s long ordeal in…
