Hessians for Hire – Meet the 18th Century’s Busiest ‘Mercenaries’
Hessian troops prepare to depart for operations in the New World. “Although the Hessians are probably best remembered for their role in the American Revolution, they had actually been fighting in wars for the better…
Colonel Tomb — Inside the Myth of North Vietnam’s Most Feared Flying Ace
“Cunningham and Driscoll’s most famous dogfight occurred on May 10, 1972 when the pair downed three MiG-17 fighter jets in a single day, one of which was supposedly flown by North Vietnam’s best fighter pilot of the…
Big Apple Secessionists? — New York City’s Forgotten Pro-Confederates
“Some Copperheads even pushed for New York to itself withdraw from the Union, declare the city neutral and continue to trade with the Confederacy.” IN 1860, New York City was the commercial, cultural and industrial…
The Odyssey of the Czechoslovak Legion — Meet the Forgotten Army that Fought Its Way Across Siberia
“While the exploits of this travelling army are legendary in both the Czech Republic and Slovakia to this day, elsewhere, its deeds have become little more than a footnote to the larger First World War…
The Jets of WW2 — The War Ended Before These Experimental Warplanes Could See Action
“During the conflict’s final months, American, German, British and other air forces were already preparing to unleash whole fleets of cutting-edge jet propelled fighters and bombers against their enemies.” HAD THE Second World War continued…
Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Pirates — America’s 200-Year War Against Sea-Going Cutthroats
“U.S. warships have been mixing it up with rogues, freebooters, privateers for more than 200 years. Consider these famous (and not-so-famous) encounters.” ON APRIL 12, 2009, the American destroyer USS Bainbridge made headlines when it…
