The Girardoni Air Rifle – Why Didn’t More 18th Century Armies Rush to Adopt This Experimental Rapid-Fire Infantry Weapon?
“The Girardoni was the first repeating rifle to see regular military service and the first to employ a tubular magazine. It featured a magazine of 22 shots and had an effective range of 125 yards.”…
The French Army at the Somme – Inside France’s Important (But Often-Overlooked) Role in the 1916 Offensive
“Unlike Haig’s divisions, which quickly bogged down, the French enjoyed a stunning success in the opening phase of the battle.” By Benoît Chenu THE 1916 BATTLE of the Somme has been exhaustively dissected, debated and…
The Battle for the P-51 Mustang – How the U.S. Military Almost Rejected the One of the Best Fighters of WW2
“For all its world-beating qualities, this silver bullet of a plane would initially be shunted aside by the U.S. Army Air Forces.” By David Fairbank White And Margaret Stanback White …
The Russian Liberation Army – Meet the Legion of Soviet POWs Who Joined the Nazis to Fight Stalin
“Vlasov didn’t see himself as a traitor to Russia; he sought to liberate his homeland from the ruthless Stalin.” By Mari K. Eder IT WAS JUST after VE Day in May of 1945 when James…
Armistead and Hancock – Rethinking the Storied Friendship Between Two Opposing Gettysburg Generals
“Were the two men ‘almost brothers,’ as the novel and movie contend? Hardly.” By Tom McMillan ONE OF THE enduring legends of the Civil War is the friendship of Lewis Armistead and Winfield Scott Hancock,…
Mapping the Medal of Honor – Online Project to Plot Every Act of Heroism on Interactive Globe
“By presenting these remarkable stories in this fresh way, we hope to capture the imagination anew and inspire the public.” MORE THAN 3,500 American military personnel have been awarded the Medal of Honor since its…
