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‘For Conspicuous Acts of Bravery’ – How Private William Buckingham Won the Victoria Cross
“Of course I did what I could for others too but it’s not worth talking about!” By Nigel Atter WILLIAM BUCKINGHAM enlisted in the British army three months before his 16th birthday. He attested on…
The Kaiser’s Pacific Gunboats – Inside Imperial Germany’s Forgotten Naval War Plans for Australia
“As international tensions raised the prospect of war between Germany and Great Britain, the Kaiserliche Marine developed a strategy to target Australian and New Zealand waters from bases in their Pacific colonies.” By Stephen Robinson…
War On Christmas – 15 Famous Battles That Were Fought During the Holidays
“Forget Christmas truces. In most conflicts, hostilities continued largely unabated over the holidays. In some cases, fighting even intensified.” THE CHRISTMAS TRUCE that took place along Western Front during the Great War’s first December has long fascinated the public. The…
The Battle for Haditha – The U.S. Marines’ Greatest Untold Victory of the Iraq War
“Each day the AQI attacks became worse—more sustained and deadly— and indiscriminate; insurgents targeted both Marines and civilians.” By Ed Darack THROUGHOUT THE WAR in Iraq, the news media focused primarily on actions in the…
Raid on Los Baños – The WW2 Prison Camp Rescue That History Forgot
“The coordinated strike on the camp by 170 U.S. paratroopers and 75 Filipino guerrillas would use the element of surprise to overwhelm the few guards that remained at their posts.” By Bruce Henderson SHORTLY AFTER SUNRISE…
Napoleon on Waterloo – What Did Bonaparte Actually Say About His Most Famous Defeat?
“What did Napoleon actually say about his defeat at Waterloo? A great deal, as it turns out.” By Shannon Selin ON JUNE 18, 1815, Napoleon was crushed at the Battle of Waterloo. Bonaparte’s 70,000-man army…
