The Death of General Sikorski — Was Poland’s Wartime Leader-in-Exile Assassinated?
“Rumors of a plot to kill the Polish leader began almost immediately – and continue to this day.” By Alex Zakrzewski General Władysław Sikorski is a name that even many World War II enthusiasts may…
The Battle of Ortona — Inside the Canadian Army’s Bloody Christmas at ‘Little Stalingrad’
“Coverage of the intense contest being fought in a small corner of Italy had caught the attention of Adolf Hitler. Desperate for even a Pyrrhic victory, he ordered that the town be held at all…
The Many Sackings of Rome — Eight Times the Eternal City Was Captured and Pillaged
“The city which had taken the whole world was itself taken.” FOR OVER two millennia, the city of Rome has stood as one of the greatest symbols of power, culture, and civilization in human history….
HMS Canopus – Meet the Broken British Battleship That Surprised a German Fleet in 1914
“Although Canopus had once been a formidable warship for her era, by 1914 she was woefully obsolete.” By Robert Schreiner ON THE morning of December 8, 1914, a crisp dawn revealed unusually clear skies and…
The Flying Underdogs — How Australia’s Rookie 75 Squadron Saved Port Moresby from the Japanese
“The men of 75 Squadron fought desperately against the Japanese for the next 42 days while living and working in conditions best characterized as squalor.” By Jay Stout THE Australian machine gunners squinted at the…
The Renault FT — Meet the Tiny French Tank That Revolutionized Armoured Warfare
“Its compact frame allowed it to maneuver through the rugged, cratered terrain of the Western Front with relative ease, where larger tanks struggled.” FEW inventions have shaped the modern battlefield quite like the tank. And…
