‘Hammerin’’ Hank Elrod — The Unlikely Story of America’s First Flying Hero of World War Two
“The aviator who nearly washed out of Marine flight school single-handedly attacked a formation of 22 Japanese airplanes.” By William L. Ramsey THINGS NEVER came easy for Henry Talmage Elrod. From 1922 to 1926 —…
Sir Home Popham — Inside the Chequered Career of One of the Royal Navy’s Most Interesting Figures
“Controversy dogged his every step.” By Jacqueline Reiter SIR HOME POPHAM was one of the more underappreciated characters involved in the British fight against revolutionary and Napoleonic France. He was a post-captain in the Royal…
The 65th Infantry — Meet America’s Hard-Fighting First Puerto Rican Regiment
“The Puerto Ricans give daily proof on the battlefields of Korea of their courage, determination and resolute will to victory. They are writing a brilliant record of heroism in battle.” By Talia Aikens-Nuñez Operation Thunderbolt…
The Llandovery Castle Massacre — How a Little-Known Attack on a WWI Hospital Ship Would Forever Change War Crime Prosecutions
“In the 1940s, Allied prosecutors preparing for a new round of war crimes trials revisited the Llandovery Castle decision.” By Nate Hendley ON THE EVENING of June 27, 1918, the Canadian hospital ship Llandovery Castle…
Elizabeth at War — How the Future Queen Stirred Wartime Britain
“Though just 14 during the difficult summer of 1940, Elizabeth would go on to boost morale on the home front, take up the official mantle of royal duties, and work alongside female soldiers who refused…
The Soviet-Afghan War — Nine Common Misconceptions About the Red Army ‘Invasion’
“The sudden arrival of Soviet troops in Afghanistan on Christmas Day 1979 was immediately declared an ‘invasion’ by the West, but the truth is more complex.” By Phil Halton ON DEC 25, 1979, elements of…
