Assault on Tulagi — Inside the U.S. Marine Raiders’ First Operation of WW2
“The Marine landings had caught the crack Japanese soldiers completely flat-footed. They were hardly prepared to defend their posts, let alone the island.” By Carole Engle Avriett SHORTLY BEFORE 3 a.m. on Aug. 7, 1942…
The Royal Welch Fusiliers – Meet One of the Toughest Regiments of the Age of Horse and Musket
“Wellington called them ‘the most complete and handsome military body I ever looked at.’” By Douglas Brown WITH A nearly 350-year history, the Royal Welsh Fusiliers is one of the most distinguished regiments in the…
Dogfighting — A Primer on Fighter Combat in World War Two
“Once the fight begins, the outcome is determined by a pilot’s experience in the air, his tactics and the airplane itself.” By Marc Liebman MOST comparisons of aircraft focus on a numerical evaluation, i.e. which…
The Battle of Cherbourg — When Union and Confederate Warships Clashed Off the Coast of France
“For the crew of the Kearsarge, this was the payoff for more than two years of searching the Atlantic for Confederate warships.” By Walter Topp IT WAS NO chance encounter. When the Confederate warship CSS…
Wellesley in India — Inside the Future Duke of Wellington’s Astonishing 1803 Campaign in the Second Maratha War
“By defeating the more powerful Maratha army and effectively knocking it out of the war, Wellesley fissured the confederates and demonstrated the superiority of his own native and British troops.” By Josh Provin MAJOR General…
Paradise on Fire — How Civilians Became the Forgotten Victims of the Battle for Saipan
“The contest between the two powers unleashed a nightmare upon the island’s civilian population, sparing no one from the tragedies of war.” By George Yagi Jr. LOCATED IN the western Pacific, the Mariana Islands were…
