“The find suggests that pre-historic peoples used violence to secure resources and land – not unlike their modern-day descendants.” THE BODIES OF 27 stone-age humans, recently unearthed in northern Kenya, are offering science…
The Shot That Set the World on Fire — How George Washington Started History’s First “World War”
“While serving as a lieutenant colonel in the Virginia Regiment, the 22-year-old future U.S. president touched off a global conflict that would ultimately herald the rise of the British Empire.” By George Yagi…
Posts from the Edge – Social Media Project Brings WW1 to Life in Real-Time
“Followers will get see World War One through the eyes of a fictional infantryman named Walter Carter.” THE CONTINUING First World War centenary is getting a decidedly 21st Century treatment, thanks to…
Dover in the Crosshairs – Hitler’s Four-Year Artillery Bombardment of Southern England
“The Dover Strait became the scene of one of World War Two’s longest-running battles.” THE NARROW SPAN OF WATER separating Dover, England from the Pas-de-Calais, France has long been one of the…
In Conversation with Wayne Vansant – MHN Talks to Veteran Illustrator About the Power of War Comics
“I have always been interested in the subject, but have been more strongly drawn to the 20th Century, and all it’s conflicts… mostly World War Two.” SIEGFRIED SASSOON used poetry to communicate the…
‘We Gotta Get Outta This Place’ – 10 Vietnam Vets Remember the Songs That Helped Them Get Through the War
“Music enabled countless soldiers in Vietnam to connect with each other and to ‘the World’ back home.” By Doug Bradley and Craig Werner WHEN co-author Doug Bradley arrived in Vietnam in November 1970…
Junior Generalissimos — Nine of History’s Youngest Military Commanders
“While a 30-something three-star is certainly a rarity in the annals of military history, a number of other legendary leaders assumed the mantle of command at far younger ages. Consider these.” IT’S…
Always Where the Action Is — The Many Adventures of Frederick Russell Burnham
“More adventurer than soldier, Burnham found himself in the thick of some of the grittiest wars of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.” By Steve Kemper FREDERICK RUSSELL BURNHAM (1861-1947) spent…