Category: Wars You Never Knew About
Meet William Seeley – The First American to Win Britain’s Victoria Cross
“Despite…a serious injury, Seeley did not absent himself. Instead he took his place in line next to his shipmates, cutlass fixed.” By Joshua Provan “HONOUR? Oh yes it’s an honour alright,” William Henry Harrison Seeley…
The Suez Crisis – The West’s First Illegal War in the Middle East
“It triggered the biggest rift in Anglo-American relations in modern times and nearly set off a nuclear war.” By David Charlwood AT DAWN ON Nov. 6, 1956, Peter Mayo prepared to go into battle. He camouflaged his webbing, dulled…
Lebanon, 1958 — Inside America’s Forgotten Middle East Military Adventure
“Operation Bluebat, the codename for the landings at Beirut, marked America’s first military campaign in the Middle East.” By Bruce Riedel JULY 15, 1958 was a typical beautiful summer day in the eastern Mediterranean. Yet…
The Battle of ‘Negro Fort’ – Inside America’s Forgotten Slave Rebellion
“The Battle of the ‘Negro Fort,’ marks a critical moment when the federal government took a decisive stance in support of slavery and its expansion.” By Matt Clavin THE TIDAL MARSHES of Florida’s Apalachicola River…
The Football War — How a Soccer Game Led to Armed Conflict Between El Salvador and Honduras in 1969
“Tensions finally boiled over into full-scale war on July 14 when Salvadorian troops crossed the border into Honduran territory.” EUROPEAN SOCCER fans often let their enthusiasm for the game get the better of them. But…
Ecuadorian-Peruvian War of 1941 – Inside the Strange South American Conflict That Raged While Europe Burned
“The conflict, which had nothing to do with the war in Europe or the Pacific, was the result of a lasting border dispute between the neighbouring nations of Peru and Ecuador.” ON JULY 5, 1941, the…
