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Escape from Davao — Meet the POWs Who Brought News of the Bataan Death March to the Outside World
“Civilians from coast to coast were both riveted to and revolted by what the Chicago Tribune called ‘the biggest bombshell since Pearl Harbor.’” By John D. Lukacs ON MAY 6, 1943, a weary U.S. Navy…
Dracula Goes to War – Bela Lugosi, WW1 and the Making of a Macabre Hollywood Legend
“Lugosi seldom spoke of how the Great War and its immediate aftermath influenced the roles he chose or how he performed them.” By William Poole THE 1915 Carpathian Campaign was a disaster for Austria-Hungary. Casualties…
Life in Captivity – Unearthed Photos Reveal Hidden Histories of WW1 German POWs
“The images have unlocked a story that has been hidden for a century.” HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS of men were interned in Great Britain during the First World War. Some were citizens of hostile countries who…
The Higgins Boat – 9 Things You Might Not Know About the Landing Craft That Changed History
“They served everywhere — from the wind-swept coastlines of Northern France to the far-flung tropical shores of the Pacific — ultimately changing the very nature of amphibious warfare.” ONE WOULD BE hard-pressed to come up…
Warrior Queens — Five Legendary Women Who Took On the Roman Empire
“The Roman historians who chronicled their stories invariably expressed shocked and dismay that the legions suffered even temporary defeats at the hands of female commanders.” By Pamela Toler THE HISTORY OF the Roman Empire is…
Baseball Goes to War – How Doughboys Took America’s Pastime to the Frontlines in 1918
“The players carried their gas mask cases over their shoulders the whole time in case of an enemy attack.” By Alexander F. Barnes FAMED AMERICAN SPORTSWRITER, Jimmy Cannon, wrote: “It is part of our national…
