Ancient Commandos – 11 Elite Forces from Antiquity
“Armies for thousands of years have maintained battalions of highly trained elite troops to perform only the most dangerous and specialized missions.” THE WIDENING ROLE OF SPECIAL FORCES in the war against Islamic State militants in Syria…
The V-1 Flying Bomb – 13 Facts about Germany’s Infamous Cruise Missile
“Londoners christened them ‘buzz bombs’ or ‘doodlebugs.’ But despite the charming nicknames, it was clear that these new inventions were deadly killers.” ONE WEEK AFTER D-DAY, calm had finally returned to the streets of London. In the…
Sheridan’s Scorched Earth Campaign — The Union Army’s Forgotten War Crime
“Civilians were intentionally targeted and brutalized, particularly in the final year of the conflict.” By James Bovard GEORGE ORWELL WROTE in 1945 that “the nationalist not only does not disapprove of atrocities committed by his own side,…
The Many Faces of Napoleon Bonaparte — What did the French Emperor Actually Look Like?
By Shannon Selin WHAT DID NAPOLEON LOOK LIKE? A silly question, you might think. After all, Bonaparte is one of the most painted and sculpted persons in history. When artist Matt Dawson was designing the cover of my…
A Call To Arms — Nine of History’s Most Famous Wartime Propaganda Films
THE HOLLYWOOD BLOCKBUSTER American Sniper has raked in a cool $90 million since its debut on Jan. 16. But the Clint Eastwood action drama has been under fire from some who complain that the movie…
Heroines, Smugglers and Spies – The Forgotten Contributions of Women to the American Civil War
“Women on both sides fueled their states’ war efforts. Some chafed at the limitations society set for them and determined to change the course of the war.” By Karen Abbott THERE WAS WORK FOR EVERYONE during…
