The Brown Bess – A New Twist on How Britain’s Famous Musket Got Its Name
“The moniker first appeared in print in 1785, yet it clearly had been in soldierly use for a good many years before. The two explanations usually offered for its origin have proven as anachronistic as…
Escape from Corregidor – Meet the Americans Who Refused to Surrender When the Philippines Fell
“Morrill had received no direct orders to surrender himself or his crew, and he wasn’t inclined to wait for any.” By Walter Topp “YOU WON’T GET 30 miles,” said the young naval officer. “Those destroyers…
The Battle of Carrhae – How Crassus Led Rome’s Legions to Slaughter in Mesopotamia
“It was one man’s quest for glory and riches that doomed the lives of five legions. It would not be the last war Rome would fight against the Parthians but it was one that was…
The Battle of Cowpens – Inside the Bloody Frontier Skirmish That Set the Stage for America’s Final Victory at Yorktown
“As the British closed to within mere yards, the American line halted, turned and unleashed a murderous volley literally into the faces of the pursuing Redcoats.” By Jim Stempel IT WAS A bone-chilling January 1781…
Flight of the 34th – Inside One WW2 Bomber Squadron’s Trailblazing Voyage from the U.S. to North Africa
“The 34th was the first unit of any kind to make this crossing which would later become routine.” By Marc Liebman WHEN THE Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor, the U.S. Army Air Corps 34th Bomb…
In Sgt. York’s Shadow – How History Forgot the Comrades of America’s Legendary WWI Hero
“Ten of York’s comrades returned home to watch as their heralded platoon-mate became the subject of books, an autobiography, and even a Hollywood blockbuster.” By James Carl Nelson ON OCT. 8, 1918 a lone…
