“Turmoil in Spain posed a threat to all of Europe, and especially to France.” By Shannon Selin MY NOVEL NAPOLEON IN AMERICA takes place, in part, against the backdrop of a French…
Smoke Screen – See the Wartime Film Uncle Sam Hoped We’d All Forget
“To help boost output, Washington launched a PR blitz aimed at getting farmers in the American heartland to make room in their fields for hemp.” IN 1942, America’s factories geared up for…
Mean Streets – The Clash of Technology and Terrain in Urban Warfare
“In urban environments, the playing field is levelled between the conventional armies and insurgents.” By Dr. Alec Wahlman BE IT ALEPPO or Damascus, Mosul or Ramadi, or even Eastern Ukraine, combatants in…
The RAF in American Skies – How British Pilots Trained in the U.S. during WW2
“Passage of the Lend-Lease Act in March 1941 allowed for the training of British pilots in the United States and the formation of British Flying Training Schools.” By Tom Killebrew IN EARLY 1941,…
In Von Richthofen’s Shadow – Few Can Name History’s Other Great Flying Aces
“To this day, von Richthofen’s credentials as the ‘greatest combat pilot of all time’ are firmly established… while, other great military aviators have been all but relegated to the margins of history.” MANFRED…
Wingate’s Way – Leadership Lessons From Britain’s Maverick General Still Ring True Today
“Orde Wingate’s experiences from World War Two offer lessons for 21st Century military planners, particularly in the areas of counter-insurgency, covert and special operations and proxy wars.” Dr. Simon Anglim MAJOR GENERAL Orde Wingate was the…
Back to the Future — How Epic History TV is Re-inventing the War Documentary
“I don’t think these are just the best, most exciting, dramatic stories ever told, I think they’re also our best guide to help us make sense of the modern world and all…
1940 – The Year We Nearly Lost the War
“The events of 1940 easily might have turned out differently. The consequences were all too clear to Winston Churchill.” By Robin Prior THE ‘GOOD GUYS’ may always win in Hollywood, but history…