“The Tonkin Incident was not the only case of a major war being launched under dubious circumstances. Here are some other examples.” THE GULF OF of Tonkin Incident is remembered as the de facto beginning…
Dispatches From Hell – Diary Excerpts From Six Survivors of World War One
COMMITMENT AND SACRIFICE, a new book from Oxford University Press could fairly be described as ‘history’s first draft’. Edited by historians Marilyn Shevin-Coetzee and Frans Coetzee, the 350-pager is a collection of…
Kurz & Allison — Meet the Two Artists Whose Colourful Civil War Illustrations Captivated the Public
“The cartoon-like dramatizations of Civil War combat took the nation by storm and were snapped up by veterans and civilians eager to revel in the nostalgia of the bygone conflict.” EARLY PHOTOGRAPHERS…
Mustang 2.0 – Did the USAF Really Plan to Modernize the P-51 During the 1980s?
“As recently as the 1980s, the Pentagon considered bringing heavily modified variants of the legendary 1940s warbird back into service. Here’s the story.” WHILE THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE remains on the cutting edge…
‘Whatever Happened To… ?’ — Seven Famous Military Leaders and What They Did Later in Life
Douglas MacArthur once remarked that old soldiers never die, “…they just fade away.” These seven generals certainly did. MANY OF history’s most celebrated military commanders achieved immortality by dying heroically in battle. Think: Horatio Nelson, James Wolfe, Stonewall…
Water Wars – Seven Armies From History That Used Flooding as a Weapon of Mass Destruction
“Forget scorched earth campaigns. Some of history’s armies have tried to soak their enemies using man-made floods.” UNABLE TO BEST their Spanish opponents in open battle during the Eighty Years War, Dutch rebels hatched…
Steel Ships at Tsushima – Five Amazing Facts About History’s First Modern Sea Battle
Sponsored Content This is the first of a two-part series on the Russo-Japanese War sponsored by The West Point History of Warfare series of digital apps and textbooks. Watch for the follow-up…
The Sirens of Death – 11 Amazing Facts About the Ju 87 Stuka
“The Stuka was more than just a terror weapon – its ability to deliver bombs where needed with then unheard of precision made it a potent war machine.” By GermanWarMachine.com IT WOULD…