Question: What do Naseby, Quebec City and the Imjin River have in common? Answer: Each one was the setting for a landmark battle from British history. These three famous dust-ups are included…
Guerrillas in the Mist — Historian Clears Up Our Misconceptions of Partisan Armies
“Guerrilla” is a term that was coined by the Spaniards in the 18th Century. The word means “little war”. Guerrilla warfare typically involves groups of non-uniformed armed civilians organizing to fight for…
Soldiering On – Famous Battles Fought After the War Ended
One hundred and ninety eight years ago this week, the battle of the War of 1812 was fought on the Chalmette Plantation about two miles east of the city of New Orleans. In the…
A “Neutral” Power? – American Involvement in WW2 Before Pearl Harbor
“Despite Washington’s official position of neutrality, in the weeks and months leading up to Dec. 7, 1941, American forces clashed with the Germans and Japanese.” THE JAPANESE SURPRISE attack on Pearl Harbor may…
Get Out of Jail Free — How Allied Flyers Used Monopoly to Escape From German POW Camps
“The games containing these secret escape kits were unwittingly distributed to POWs as part of care packages right under the nose of German prison guards.” FOR CAPTURED flyers in World War Two,…
Dying in a Winter Wonderland — Unearthing the Hidden Cause of Napoleon’s Stunning Reversal in Russia
Two hundred years ago today, the last of Napoleon’s Grande Armee staggered out of Russia frostbitten, starving and half dead. The ramshackle column of fewer than 50,000 scarecrows was all that remained…
Crossing the Red Line — 12 World Powers That Used Chemical Weapons Since the First World War
“The Chemical Weapons Convention of 1992 achieved a near-universal rejection of poison gas.” FOLLOWING THE introduction of chemical weapons during in the First World War, global opinion has largely condemned the use…
Article Examines Nazi Involvement in the “Day of Infamy”
“Codes between the Nazi agent and the Japanese were worked out in advance.” UNLESS YOU’VE BEEN paying close attention to the coverage of the anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor you likely missed this…