Rain of Terror – Remembering the 256-Day London Blitz
“If they… attack our cities, we will erase theirs!” – Adolf Hitler, Sept. 4, 1940. By Scott Addington THE BATTLE OF BRITAIN was entering its 45th day on Aug. 24, 1940, Hitler’s Luftwaffe was undertaking…
“The Battle That Won the War” – U.K. Naval Museum to Make Splash with Jutland 100 Commemoration
“The story of the Battle of Jutland is a dramatic one which few know about. However, it was the battle that won the war.” PORTSMOUTH’S National Museum of the Royal Navy announced plans this week to…
Kennedy and PT-109 — The Moment that Made a President
“Without PT-109, there never would have been a President John F. Kennedy.” By William Doyle FOR John F. Kennedy, everything changed at 2:27 a.m. Aug. 2, 1943 – so did the history of the United…
Bon Appétit, Bonaparte! — What Did Napoleon Like to Eat and Drink?
“The simplest dishes were those he preferred; but he was not easy to please…” AT HIS BIRTHDAY PARTY at Joseph Bonaparte’s New Jersey estate in my novel Napoleon in America, the exiled French emperor is served…
Sea Wolves Unleashed – Inside Germany’s First U-Boat War
“Ironically, it was Kaiser Wilhelm II who had second thoughts about attacking neutral shipping. The 55-year-old German emperor considered the drowning of innocent civilians ‘a dreadful thought.’” By Mike Peters AT THE OUTBREAK of World…
The Not So ‘Phoney War’ – There Was No Shortage of Bloodshed In WW2’s Supposedly ‘Quiet’ Opening Weeks
“The first six months of World War Two are often remembered as a relatively tranquil phase of the conflict… It was hardly uneventful.” IN BRITAIN, it became known as the “Phoney War” or the “Bore War.”…
