General Washington’s Surgeons — Inside the Continental Army’s Medical Corps
“Army doctors paint a sorry picture of grim hospitals and desperate shortages.” By Martin Howard THE AMERICAN Revolutionary War has been very well documented, but surprisingly little has been written on the role of medical…
Camp Followers – Meet the Hardy and Resourceful Women Who Accompanied Napoleonic Armies on Campaign
“Camp followers more than earned their keep because they provided an invaluable social matrix that increased the effectiveness of everyone involved.” By John Danielski THE CAMP followers of Napoleon’s armies were tough and hardy, brave…
Last Ditch Efforts – Six of History’s Doomed Final Offensives
“Operation Spring Awakening represented Nazi Germany’s last major attack in World War Two. Here are some of history’s other doomed final assaults.” MANY REMEMBER Adolf Hitler’s December 1944 assault on Allied troops in the Ardennes as…
General Insubordination — A Brief History of Defiant & Disgraced American Commanders
“A central failing of insubordinate generals is a hubristic inclination to bypass the chain of command and take their disagreements public.” By Jeffrey J. Matthews THE ARMED FORCES of the United States of America are…
The 5th Cavalry Brigade in Syria — Meet the Mounted British Reservists Who Helped Turn the Tide in the Middle East in 1941
“In this ancient land of the horseman, the commanders found they were in no position to reject such a time-honoured way of war.” By Jonathan Washington OPERATION EXPORTER, the Allied invasion of Vichy-held Syria (present-day…
“To Inspire Esteem and Fear” — How Napoleon the Statesman Ruled His Sprawling Empire
“Through his secret police, the emperor kept a cupped ear to mutterings in cafes, shops, and salons.” By William Nester NAPOLEON KNEW WELL the dilemmas facing a conqueror, particularly one who controlled an empire spanning…
