The Secret of Grant’s Success — The Personality Traits That Helped Lincoln’s Top General Defeat the Confederacy
“This mystery surrounding Grant’s character has made it challenging for historians to explain his extraordinary turnaround from 1854—when he was forced out of the military—to 1864, when he was promoted to general-in-chief of the United…
The Battle of Nauset Beach — Inside the Little-Known 1918 German Bombardment of Cape Cod
“Alerted to the hour-long bombardment, nearby residents swarmed the bluffs of Nauset Beach to view the craters created by the errant German gunnery.” By J.B. Rivard THE U.S. ENTERED the First World War on April…
The Wingmen — How a Future Astronaut and One of Baseball’s Greatest Hitters Fought Together in the Skies Over Korea
“Glenn was flying into communist North Korea with just one comrade: Captain Ted Williams.” Most people know that NASA pioneer and four-term United States Senator John Glenn served bravely as a fighter pilot for the…
How Napoleon Fought — Inside Bonaparte’s Intuitive Style of Waging War
“He did not invent a new form of waging war, he mastered the simple but critical principles followed by history’s greatest military leaders.” By William Nester IF TOTAL WAR is a government’s mobilization of a…
Disaster Over Schweinfurt — How Improved U.S. Bomber Strategy Came Too Slow to Save the Eighth Air Force from Catastrophe
“The attrition rate for October forced the Americans to pause operations and regroup. The 1943 bombing offensive against German industry had reached a tipping point.” By Luke Truxal ON OCT. 14, 1943, the United States…
The Battle for Convoy HG-76 – How New Allied Tactics Took Hitler’s U-Boat Wolfpacks by Surprise
“Convoy HG-76 marked a real turning point. It showed the Allies how they could successfully take the fight to Hitler’s U-boats and defeat them.” By Angus Konstam IT WAS 4 p.m. on the afternoon of…
