Showdown at El Guettar — Inside Patton’s First Victory of the North African Campaign
“It would prove to be the U.S. Army’s first major triumph against the German army in World War Two.” By Stephen L. Moore FIRST LIEUTENANT John Yowell would never forget his first chance encounter with…
Armistice 1917 – The Failed Peace Proposals That Might Have Ended WW1 Sooner & Changed the 20th Century
“A truce could have lead to preliminary negotiations followed in turn by a peace conference. Once talks began in earnest, it is doubtful whether a hemorrhaging Europe would ever again want to take up arms.”…
The 442nd Infantry — How the Men of the U.S. Army’s Famous Japanese American Regiment Had to Overcome Suspicion (Even of Each Other) Before Going to War
“Senior officers seriously discussed the possibility of disbanding the regiment. That if we could not work together, how can we ever consider going into combat together?” By George Yagi Jr. WHEN JAPAN attacked Pearl Harbor…
‘Grim Visaged War’ — Inside the Murderous 1461 Battle of Towton
“The two armies were massive by medieval standards. But what happened next defies explanation even by those who fought.” By Andrew Boardman NO ONE living in England during the 15th century ever saw the Wars…
Frederick The Great — An Icon and Misguided Monarch
“The king failed on a grand, strategic scale in two critical components.” By Michael G. Stroud EUROPE HAS been the breeding ground for some of the greatest military commanders in history, from Prince Eugene of…
Tyranny of Distance – How Overcoming Geography Was Key to the Allied Victory in WW2
“If the Allies failed to secure the sea lines of communications (SLOCs) between North America and Great Britain from Hitler’s U-boats, the invasions of North Africa, Sicily, Normandy and even Southern France would not have…
