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…
Bull Run 1861 — Inside the U.S. Civil War’s Chaotic Opening Battle
“Untrained soldiers, hastily assembled amateur armies, and inexperienced commanders faced the brutal realities of combat for the first time.” THE First Battle of Manassas, often referred to as the First Battle of Bull Run, stands…
Did the Romans Hide Their Defeats? — Uncovering the Military Failures of the Empire’s ‘Third Century Crisis’
“Many Roman authors provide a manipulated version of events. Unfortunately, for this reason, most of the details of these battles have been lost to time.” By Byron Waldron DURING THE mid and late third century…
Hitler’s ‘Halt Order’ – How the Infamous 1941 Directive to Save the Floundering Russia Campaign was a Recipe for Disaster
“Hitler’s sweeping, top-down solution—applied uniformly to every point of crisis in every sector of the front—was as nonsensical as it was dangerous.” By David Stahel GERMANY INVADED THE Soviet Union on June 22, 1941 and,…
The Flying Titans of the Great War — Meet the World’s First Strategic Heavy Bombers
“These pioneering machines broke new ground in aviation, demonstrating the potential for strategic bombing to alter the course of warfare.” THE First World War heralded an era of unprecedented technological innovation, especially in aviation. Amidst…
