“Many from Labrador maintain that the recently discovered object is a Nazi sub that, according to local folklore, slipped into the inlet during the early 1940s and was somehow lost.” THERE’S SOMETHING…
Centuries of Bloodshed — Chechnya’s Long History of Unrest
FOLLOWING FRIDAY’S revelation that the perpetrators of last week’s Boston Marathon bombings originally hailed from Chechnya, the media has been serving up something of a refresher course on the troubled republic, which…
They Might Be Giants — Conquerors Who Earned The Nickname “The Great”
What do Frederick II of Prussia, the Frankish monarch Charles I, Emperor Constantine I of Rome, and Catherine II of Russia all have in common? Plenty, it turns out. All presided over…
Captain Jack Perkins – The First Black Skipper in the Royal Navy
“The character and conduct of Captain Perkins were not less admired by his superior officers in Jamaica, than respected by those of the enemy.” ON SEPT. 6, 1800, the British frigate HMS…
Venezuela on the Brink — Inside the 1902 Crisis that Nearly Sparked a Great Powers War
“While at the time Berlin and London were slowly drifting to war, the estranged powers, along with Italy, did manage to find a common enemy in Cipriano Castro.” LAST MONTH, Venezuelans bid…
Sticker Shock and Awe — The Astronomical Cost of America’s Wars
“The Cost of Major U.S. Wars report provides present-day dollar figures (adjusted for inflation) for every U.S. war from the Revolution to the 1991 Persian Gulf War.” (Originally published in 2013) ARMED…
Runners – The Untold Story of Wartime Desertion
Eddie Slovik was the first to admit that he wasn’t “cut out for combat duty.” And for a time, the U.S. Army agreed. The 24-year-old Detroit native was initially passed over for military…
Napalm – A Brief History of One of Warfare’s Most Fearsome Weapons
“During the Vietnam conflict, French, American and South Vietnamese forces would employ napalm with devastating effect.” (Originally published March 25, 2013) “NAPALM IS THE MOST TERRIBLE PAIN YOU CAN IMAGINE,” Kim Phuc…