Warfare After Alexander – The Armies of the Early Hellenistic Era
“By the time of the Diadokhoi, Hellenistic warfare had become a multi-national, multi-disciplined, complex affair.” By David Grant ANY APPRECIATION OF warfare in the Hellenistic Era requires an understanding of the military prowess of Alexander…
A Study in Suffering — How One Army Surgeon Captured the Painful Aftermath of Waterloo
“At a time when most European artists saw fit to immortalize the glory and heroism of battle, Charles Bell’s work called attention to the distressing aftermath of 19th century warfare.” DOCTOR CHARLES BELL, a Scottish born…
The Fuhrer’s Benz — Hitler’s Curious Obsession with Mercedes Limosines
“Hitler owned his first Mercedes at the age of 34.” By Robert Klara ADOLF HITLER loved automobiles (unlike trains, he proclaimed, cars were instruments of the individual will), but his devotion belonged to the Mercedes…
From Presidential Aide to Battleship Commander — How Captain John McCrea Fought Two Very Different Wars
“McCrea was selected for these vastly different assignments for one reason: He had the right stuff to take on great responsibility.” By Julia C. Tobey FEW NAVAL OFFICERS can boast a career as distinguished as…
The Walking Dead — Veteran Recalls Horror of Bataan Death March (LISTEN)
“Starvation, malaria and dysentery claimed the lives of thousands of POWs; others were shot and bayoneted by their captors.” JULIO BARELA SAID the luckiest members of the U.S. Army’s 200th Coast Artillery were killed outright during…
The Puppet Masters – How Japan’s Military Established a Vassal State in Inner Mongolia
“Japan propped up the region’s fledgling nationalist movement as a means to to further destabilize China, as well as to provide a strategic glacis in the event of a larger war with the Soviet Union.”…
