“Rather than being immortalized as a champion of freedom and liberty, Bouchard is remembered in California as a pirate.” By George Yagi Jr. AS THE AGE of revolution swept across 19th Century…
The Ho Chi Minh Trail – Nine Quick Facts About North Vietnam’s Infiltration Super Highway
“The fight for control of the vital artery emerged as an important front in the long-running war and led to the conflict spilling over into both Laos and Cambodia.” ACCORDING TO AN official…
Driven — Britain’s Campaign to Build a Mechanized Fighting Force to Match Hitler’s Panzers
“The British government, alarmed by Berlin’s rapid rearmament program, authorized the creation of a centre for army mechanization.” Napoleon once wrote that amateurs talk tactics, professionals talk logistics. This was certainly not…
Great Lakes Aircraft Carriers – Meet the U.S. Navy’s Forgotten Fresh-Water Flattops
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The Kyūjō Conspiracy – How a Group of Japanese Officers Planned to Overthrow the Emperor and Continue WW2
“Despite Japan’s downfall, not all were committed to ending hostilities. In fact, many nationalists sought to fight on.” BY AUG. 15, 1945, Japan was finished. After three and a half years of…
USS Indianapolis Revisited — New Details Surface About Sinking of WW2 Cruiser
“It’s obviously gratifying to find a part of the story that hasn’t been told.” U.S. NAVY HISTORIANS are inching closer to solving a mystery dating back to the closing days of World…
America’s Submarine War – How the ‘Silent Service’ Quietly Brought About the Downfall of Japan
“While conventional wisdom holds that the atomic bombs ended the Pacific War, it was America’s blockade of Japan that brought the empire to its knees.” By Augustine Kobayashi WHILE BRITAIN, beleaguered by…
Superstitious Napoleon – Did Bonaparte Really Believe in Bad Luck, Ghosts and Evil Spirits?
“Napoleon… has been credited with some fantastical beliefs.” By Shannon Selin NAPOLEON BONAPARTE was born in Corsica, an island known at the time for the “egregious superstition” of its inhabitants. (1) A…