“The exhibition represents the single largest collection of items from the battle ever assembled.” By Scott Addington, Special to MHN THE FIRST WORLD WAR is all about massive battles: the Somme,…
The Winter Fortress — The Epic Mission to Sabotage Hitler’s Atomic Bomb (Excerpt)
“From the start, they had known that the odds of their survival were long.” By Neal Bascomb AT THE START of World War Two, the Allies and Germans were actively investigating the…
Bishop Takes Knight – The Showdown On A 13th Century Battlefield That Changed History
A fighting bishop unhorses and captures a royal bastard in an obscure medieval battle and in one swift blow changes European history for centuries. By Paul Bannister WHEN THE CRUSADER clergyman Philip of Dreux went…
Hitler’s Foreign Legions – Nine Non-German Units That Fought for the Nazis in WW2
“Hundreds of thousands of foreign troops flocked to Nazi Germany to fight in World War Two. Known as Freiwillige or “volunteers,” they came from a surprisingly diverse array of nations.” IT WAS…
Learning to Fly — Eight Facts About Britain’s Fledgling Air Force
“The story of the RFC in World War One is that of men who forged the foundations of aerial warfare with their very lives.” By John Stack BRITAIN’S ROYAL FLYING CORPS was…
Jutland Remembered – 36 Hours that Changed the Course of WW1 (Video)
“The grandson of John Jellicoe, the British admiral in command at Jutland, has released a short film about the battle.” NEXT MONTH MARKS the 100th anniversary of the First World War’s greatest naval…
Debacle at Tapae – A Crushing Defeat for Rome at the Peak of Imperial Power
“It was an utter disaster for Rome and one that seems to have been almost ignored by the historians of the day.” By David Adkins AMONG THE ROMAN Emperor Trajan’s greatest (and…
How to Fight Like a Gentleman – Six Astounding Rules of War From the 18th Century
“Yes, the objective of any general is to defeat the enemy, but that doesn’t mean you should be a boor about it.” LAWS GOVERNING the conduct of armies in wartime are nothing…