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…
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…
