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Sir Home Popham — Inside the Chequered Career of One of the Royal Navy’s Most Interesting Figures
“Controversy dogged his every step.” By Jacqueline Reiter SIR HOME POPHAM was one of the more underappreciated characters involved in the British fight against revolutionary and Napoleonic France. He was a post-captain in the Royal…
The 65th Infantry — Meet America’s Hard-Fighting First Puerto Rican Regiment
“The Puerto Ricans give daily proof on the battlefields of Korea of their courage, determination and resolute will to victory. They are writing a brilliant record of heroism in battle.” By Talia Aikens-Nuñez Operation Thunderbolt…
The Soviet-Afghan War — Nine Common Misconceptions About the Red Army ‘Invasion’
“The sudden arrival of Soviet troops in Afghanistan on Christmas Day 1979 was immediately declared an ‘invasion’ by the West, but the truth is more complex.” By Phil Halton ON DEC 25, 1979, elements of…
‘Not My War’ – Inside the Secret History of Civil War Draft Dodgers
“Approximately two-thirds of the North’s white men of military age who could have served never did.” By Paul Taylor CIVIL WAR history is filled with images of the tearful yet dutiful northern wife bidding her…
“The Woman Who Came From the Sky” — Meet Valérie André, the World’s First Female Helicopter Rescue Pilot
“As a doctor, she had already faced misogyny in the French medical corps. But she persevered. It would be no different for her as a rescue pilot.” By Charles Morgan Evans AT A remote French…
Chares of Athens — Meet the Controversial Ancient Commander Who Led His City to Both Victory and Defeat
“He brought Athens both glory and defeat through decades of military service.” By Joseph Stiles LARGELY A forgotten figure today, the ancient Greek statesman and general Chares played a critical role in the military fortunes…
