Britain Alone — Rethinking One of the Second World War’s Enduring Myths
“In 1940, the British Empire covered over a quarter of the globe and contained over half a billion subjects.” By Max Gethings THE IMAGE of the small stoic island of Britain holding out against the…
“I Guess His Number Wasn’t Up Yet” – Inside the Death-Defying Life of Flying Ace Eddie Rickenbacker
“Rickenbacker continued to gravitate towards death-defying encounters in the 1920s.” By John Wukovits EVEN BEFORE World War I, when aviator Eddie Rickenbacker flirted with death on multiple occasions as the nation’s leading ace, he lived…
Half Moon Camp – Why the German Army Built a Mosque for First World War POWs
“Germany dedicated a large amount of planning and resources to propaganda for Muslim prisoners of war.” By Patricia Cecil IN 1915, a seemingly curious structure was erected in the Wünsdorf-Zossen prisoner-of-war camp near Berlin: a…
“We Both Did Fight and Both Were Beat” — Seven Battles Where Both Sides Gave Way
“In the fog of war and confusion of battle, strange things happen all too often.” By Douglas Brown The Battle of Sheriffmuir on November 13, 1715, occasioned a great deal of sport among Scottish songwriters…
Collision Course — Washington Had a Diplomatic Solution to Prevent War With Japan. Why Was It Not Put Forth?
“A draft agreement promised a limited resumption of oil exports to Japan in exchange for a withdrawal of Japanese forces from southern Indochina. It was never passed along.” By Dale A. Jenkins ADOLF HITLER invaded…
Europe at War – From Achilles to Putin, How Conflict Shaped the History of a Continent
“War has had a profound impact on the development of Europe’s states and relations among them over time.” By William Nester WAR IN EUROPE began with the first human migrants. For tens of thousands of…
