Lusitania Down — Survivor Recalls Torpedoed Ocean Liner’s Terrifying Final Minutes
“Only my training from boyhood up, in the water and under it, gave me the courage to jump.” ON MAY 7, 1915, the German U-boat U-20 fired a torpedo into the side of the passenger liner RMS Lusitania as it…
Passive Aggression — Nine Decorated War Heroes Who Never Fired a Shot
“An astonishingly diverse number of individuals have earned decorations for non-violence in wartime. Here are some of them.” AFTER NEARLY A decade of exile from the spotlight, Mel Gibson is making headlines once again –…
The Eleventh Hour – Remembering America’s Final Bloody Battle of World War One
“The night of this last battle of the war was the most trying night I have ever experienced. The knowledge that in all probability the Armistice was about to be signed caused the mental anguish.”…
The Attack on Monterey – Meet the Argentine Privateer Who Captured Spain’s California Capital
“Rather than being immortalized as a champion of freedom and liberty, Bouchard is remembered in California as a pirate.” By George Yagi Jr. AS THE AGE of revolution swept across 19th Century Latin America, and…
The Ho Chi Minh Trail – Nine Quick Facts About North Vietnam’s Infiltration Super Highway
“The fight for control of the vital artery emerged as an important front in the long-running war and led to the conflict spilling over into both Laos and Cambodia.” ACCORDING TO AN official U.S. government history…
Driven — Britain’s Campaign to Build a Mechanized Fighting Force to Match Hitler’s Panzers
“The British government, alarmed by Berlin’s rapid rearmament program, authorized the creation of a centre for army mechanization.” Napoleon once wrote that amateurs talk tactics, professionals talk logistics. This was certainly not a lesson lost…
