Shooting the Messenger — Meet the Journalist Who Was Fired for Breaking the Story of Germany’s Surrender
“Kennedy and his colleagues were flabbergasted when Allied commanders demanded the assembled newsies wait at least 36 hours before releasing the bombshell to the world.” JOURNALISTS ARE NORMALLY congratulated for breaking major news first. But for one…
Forged in Battle — How America’s Mexico Campaigns Shaped the Civil War’s Top Generals
“As the Civil War began in 1861, memories of the previous war served as the pivotal frame of reference for the rising new generals.” By Timothy D. Johnson ON APRIL 9, 1865 Generals Ulysses S….
Battlefield Medicine in the War of 1812 — Surgeons and Survivors Recall the Hellish Conditions of Frontier Field Hospitals
“The weather was intensely hot, the flies were in myriads, depositing their eggs, so that maggots were bred in a few hours, producing dreadful irritation.” By Martin Howard THE War of 1812 is one of…
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…
