“Dear John…” — The Untold History of the Dreaded Wartime Break-Up Letter
“Given the Dear John’s prominence as both a lived experience and cultural motif, you’d think that someone would have written a book about this most notorious of wartime epistles.” By Susan L. Carruthers EVER SINCE…
Hindenburg and Hitler — How Germany’s War-Hero President Set the Stage for a Nazi Takeover
“The Nazis moved swiftly to consolidate their dictatorship in the first months of 1933. In this, Hindenburg was a willing collaborator.” By Alex Clifford A ‘GOOD GERMAN,’ an honourable Prussian solider and the last bulwark…
The F-117 – Nine Amazing Facts About America’s Legendary “Stealth Fighter”
“For years, the plane’s very existence remained one of the Pentagon’s most closely guarded secrets.” ON AUG. 1, 2008, the United States Air Force decommissioned the last of America’s F-117 Nighthawks. The move marked the…
Catastrophe – Explaining the French Collapse in the Franco-Prussian War
“The six- month debacle would result in the abdication of Louie, the exile of he and his willful wife and the fall of the Second Empire in 1871.” By Ron Singerton “IF THERE IS no…
‘The March of the Ten Thousand’ — Why Xenophon’s ‘Anabasis’ Continues to Fascinate
“His engaging descriptions of battles and of the highs and lows of the march are a classic illustration of what ancient writers termed enargeia, ‘vividness.’” By Shane Brennan XENOPHON of Athens (430 to 355 BCE)…
Breaking Point — How the Stress of Air Combat Took a Heavy Toll on WW2 Bomber Crews
“Recognized today as post-traumatic stress disorder or PTSD, during the Second World War, some made light of the condition or viewed it as a sign of weakness.” By Rona Simmons WHEN AMERICA entered the Second…
