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“Potato Mashers” and “Christmas Crackers” — WW2 Soldiers Had More Than 20 Nicknames For Their Hand Grenades
By Gordon Rottman SOLDIERS OF ALL belligerent nations in World War Two had some form of nickname for most of their weapons. Hand grenades were not excluded from this practice. Grenades were the infantryman’s “pocket artillery” and…
Waterloo Roundup – Books, Apps and More to Mark the Epic Battle’s 200th Anniversary
“For those interested in the final showdown of the Napoleonic Wars, there is no shortage of books, movies, apps and goods available to help mark the historic milestone.” LATER THIS MONTH, thousands will gather on a…
Historical Fiction — Five Things ‘Game of Thrones’ Teaches Us About Medieval Warfare
GAME OF THRONES may be pure make-believe, but both the books and the smash hit TV series have stoked some serious interest in Medieval history, particularly warfare from the period. But what can those interested in…
The Mayaguez Incident — America’s Deadly Last Battle in South East Asia Happened Two Week’s After Saigon’s Fall
“The crisis and botched rescue served as a farcical footnote to America’s decade-long misadventure in Indo China.” CHARLES McMAHON AND DARWIN LEE JUDGE lay claim to a most unfortunate place in the history books: The two…
All Along the Watchtower — Danish Photographer Captures Hitler’s Atlantic Wall
IN 1942, Adolf Hitler ordered the construction of a 2,000-mile long chain of coastal fortifications to safeguard Occupied Europe from an Allied invasion. It took more than a half a million labourers over two years to…
Ancient Commandos – 11 Elite Forces from Antiquity
“Armies for thousands of years have maintained battalions of highly trained elite troops to perform only the most dangerous and specialized missions.” THE WIDENING ROLE OF SPECIAL FORCES in the war against Islamic State militants in Syria…
