The Battle of York — Inside the 1813 U.S. Raid on the Capital of Upper Canada
“Fierce skirmishing erupted as Pike’s forces landed. Supported by covering fire from Chauncey’s ships, the Americans gradually pushed the British and militia back.” IN THE SPRING OF 1813, as the War of 1812 raged on,…
Little Shots — Meet the Cold War’s Smallest Nukes
“In the event of a shooting war in Europe between NATO and the Warsaw Pact, allied commanders fully expected to use hundreds, even thousands, of the small 50-pound projectiles.” THE SOVIET TSAR Bomba is remembered as the…
Operation Unthinkable – Inside Churchill’s Abortive Plan to Drive the Red Army From Eastern Europe
“If the Western Allies could inflict a rapid and crushing defeat on the Red Army, then Stalin would be forced to rethink his planned domination of Eastern Europe.” By Giles Milton AS STALIN’S Red Army…
The Fall of Saigon — Inside the Chaotic Collapse of South Vietnam and the End of the Ten Thousand Day War
“Eager to wash its hands of Vietnam, Congress concluded that more aid was simply a waste. The South Vietnamese would get nothing more from the United States.” By J.Keith Saliba IN JANUARY 1973, the Paris…
Hunters of the Twilight Skies — Meet Five Night Fighters of the Second World War
“The odds were stacked against them and visibility was near zero.” OPERATING in darkness, often alone and relying on fledgling radar technology, night fighter crews were the unsung heroes of the Second World War’s air…
Remembering VE Day — Veterans Reflect on the Bittersweet End of the War in Europe
“It came with mixed feelings for many young men who had spent the prime years of their lives at war.” By Carolyn Hodges ON MAY 8, 1945, 20-year-old British Army sniper Syd Daw was in…
