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British Historian Names His Pick For ‘Most Fascinating Figure From Military History’
FOR SEVERAL WEEKS NOW, MHN has been asking prominent historians, writers and journalists from around the world a single question: Which figure from military history do you find most fascinating and why? In our first…
Erwin Rommel – 12 Remarkable Facts About Germany’s Legendary “Desert Fox”
“Rommel’s aggressiveness on the battlefield obscured a deep sense of human decency, one that was ultimately at odds the murderous regime for which he fought.” REVERED BY his men, feared and respected by his enemies, Erwin…
“For Wounds Received” – 15 Remarkable Facts About the Purple Heart
“Originally known as the Badge of Military Merit, the medal was established by General George Washington on Aug. 7, 1782.” IT’S LIKELY FEW AMERICANS even know about one of their country’s newest (and perhaps least-known)…
VIDEO — MHN On Hand as Canadian Lancaster Leaves for UK Tour
MHN WAS RUNWAY-SIDE IN HAMILTON, ONTARIO earlier today as the Canadian Avro Lancaster, one of the last two airworthy models of the iconic World War Two bomber, departed for a month-long tour of the United Kingdom. Hundreds…
Explaining War Crimes – Why Have So Many Modern Armies Committed Mass Murder?
By Jonathan Harrison Few people in 1900 would have predicted that many of the world’s most advanced military forces would commit horrific crimes against civilians in the forthcoming century. However, the genesis of those crimes…
Nine Random Facts About The War of Independence That Resonate in Today’s America
Few Americans today would likely recognize their country at the time of its founding. The first U.S. national census, conducted in 1790, revealed a mostly agrarian population of little more than 3 million people spread…
