Peleliu – Inside the Pacific War’s “Bitterest Battle”
“For sheer brutality and fatigue, I think [Peleliu] surpasses anything yet seen in the Pacific.” By Joseph Wheelan GENERAL William Rupertus, the 1st Marine Division commander, confidently predicted that the island of Peleliu — the…
Stumbling Towards Victory – How the Allies’ Italian Campaign Was Marred by Bad Strategy, Flawed Commanders
“The battles in Italy were near disasters, and the blame must rest on faulty planning and the senior commanders.” By Andrew Sangster and Pier Paolo Battistelli THE ALLIED effort in the Mediterranean theatre of the Second World…
Crash Landings Only — The Harrowing Job of the WW2 Combat Glider Pilot
“Their missions were so dangerous that they earned an Air Medal for each, the equivalent of a Bronze Star.” By Scott McGaugh WHEN WARS begin, those who volunteer or who are drafted enter a universe…
The 1936-1939 Great Revolt in Palestine – Arabs, Jews, and Britons in the Holy Land’s Forgotten First ‘Intifada’
“The revolt continues to cast its shadow over eight decades of the Arab-Israeli confrontation.” By Oren Kessler A CERTAIN grim but familiar pattern typifies reports from the Holy Land. Palestinians, despairing over their thwarted national…
Napoleon’s First Division at Waterloo — A Snapshot of the Men Who Fought Bonaparte’s Final Battle
“Few of these men’s stories survive or were ever recorded, but using regimental enrolment and service records it is possible to begin to piece together a composite picture of these ordinary soldiers.” By Graeme Callister…
Impasse at Verdun — Inside Germany’s Abortive Campaign to ‘Bleed France White’
“Multiple miscalculations cost the Kaiser’s army a chance for a potentially decisive blow against France. The offensive instead drained Germany of irreplaceable troops and resources.” By Michael G. Stroud THE BATTLE OF VERDUN was the…
