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…
The Stalingrad Airlift – Inside Germany’s Doomed Effort to Resupply the Sixth Army from the Air
“It was a massive effort involving hundreds of transport planes, bombers adapted to carry cargo and fighter escorts along with thousands of pilots and air crew.” By Robert Forsyth IN THE early years of the…
The Sinking of U-501 — Inside the Royal Canadian Navy’s First U-Boat Kill of WW2
“Within two minutes of detecting the enemy submarine, Chambly released a pattern of five depth charges that damaged U-501, forcing her to the surface a mere 400 yards off Moose Jaw’s bow.” By James Brun…
Shirker, Smuggler, Soldier, Spy — Jewish Americans in the U.S. Civil War and the Rise of Modern Antisemitism
“The Civil War was responsible for creating many of the core elements of modern American antisemitism.” By Adam D. Mendelsohn AUGUST BONDI already had a distinguished record as a revolutionary when he mustered into the…
Echoes of the Thunder God – How the Likeness of a Forgotten Hittite Deity Found Its Way Into a Roman Army Fort in Britain
“The Hittite Empire was blown to dust during the violent and catastrophic event we know as the Bronze Age Collapse. Yet even though they were long gone come the time of the Romans, Tarhunda evidently…
Weapons of Bone – The Deadly Spearheads of the Mariana Islands
“[They are] the worst weapons in the whole world, because there is nothing that can be done against their poison.” By George Yagi Jr. IN THE CENTURIES leading up to the arrival of the Spanish,…
