History is Filled With Authoritarian Takeovers; America’s Founders Hoped to Prevent Them
“Madison defined tyranny as the executive, legislative, and judicial powers all being in the hands of one person or group.” By Daniel O. Jamison FOLLOWING Joseph Stalin’s March 1953 death, Marshal Giorgi Zhukov, the brilliant…
Wreck of WWII Carrier Identified — U.S. Navy Confirms Sunken Vessel is USS Ommaney Bay
“Ommaney Bay received two battle stars for her World War II service.” THE U.S. NAVY announced this week that it has identified the wreck of a Second World War escort carrier lost off the Philippines…
Junípero Serra – Meet the Spanish Missionary Who Rallied California to Support the American Revolution
“While nowhere near as large a figure in the war as Washington, Jefferson, or Adams, for his efforts in supporting them, Father Junípero Serra truly has his place among the founding fathers of the United…
MacArthur Reconsidered – Is ‘Big Mac’ America’s Most Overrated Wartime Leader?
“Has the time arrived to remove the laurel wreath from the brow of the ‘American Caesar’?” By James Ellman DOUGLAS MACARTHUR was fired by President Truman more than 70 years ago, but opinions regarding the…
The 1941 Anglo-Iraqi War — How a Small British Force Kept Hitler Out of the Persian Gulf
“Britain was ill-prepared when intelligence revealed that the new Baghdad regime was making overtures to Rome and Berlin.” By James Dunford Wood THERE ARE very few WW2 epics still to be uncovered. The short Anglo-Iraq…
The Death of an Army — How One of America’s Worst Generals Produced the Deadliest Peacetime Military Disaster in U.S. History
“Despite these horrendous losses, Wilkinson was never held accountable for his incompetence and corruption.” By Howard W. Cox SOLDIERS enlist in the army with the full realization that they one day may have to face…
