The 1943 Ploiești Refinery Raid — Inside One of the Worst Debacles of the Allied Air War
“As a strategic bombing mission alone, this raid ranks up there as one of the worst defeats suffered by the Allies in the air war.” By Luke Truxal EIGHTY YEARS after the August 1, 1943,…
The A13 Mk III ‘Covenanter’ — Could this Be the Worst British Tank of World War Two?
“The BEF had been forced to withdraw from France in May and June, leaving behind most of its tanks. There seemed a real prospect of a German invasion of Britain and replacement vehicles were desperately…
The Allies Strike Back — How 1942 Marked the Beginning of the End for the Axis Powers
“After the relentless failures of 1942, journalists around the world now sketched the triumph in North Africa as part of a global arc of dazzling Allied victories from Guadalcanal to Stalingrad.” By Craig Nelson ON…
The Battle of Bound Brook — A Tutorial in the Art of War
“The brief engagement at Bound Brook has been all but forgotten, nevertheless, it would have long lasting effects.” By Jim Stemple IT WAS dawn, April 13, 1777. A British attack force consisting of 4,000 of…
The Forgotten Corps — Inside Patton’s ‘I Armored Corps’
“Patton led the I Armored Corps into combat in North Africa; it was deactivated on the eve of the invasion of Sicily, never to return to active duty.” By Lee Perna THE UNITED STATES deployed…
Britain Alone — Rethinking One of the Second World War’s Enduring Myths
“In 1940, the British Empire covered over a quarter of the globe and contained over half a billion subjects.” By Max Gethings THE IMAGE of the small stoic island of Britain holding out against the…
