Gibraltar in the Crosshairs – Inside the Secret Nazi Plan to Grab the Rock
“Even before France had fallen, Hitler’s generals lobbied the German leader for permission to roll on into Spain and wrest control of Gibraltar from the British.” SHORTLY AFTER THE defeat of France in 1940, Adolf…
Beyond the Pail – The Unbelievable War of the Oaken Bucket
“The unlikely dispute was actually part of a wider ongoing feud between two warring factions in northern Italy.” SOME WARS ARE fought for land. Others have been waged over oil. More than a few have…
Napoleon’s Ulm Campaign – Inside Bonaparte’s ‘Masterpiece’ Victory Over Austria in the Autumn of 1805
“It was a brilliant success for Napoleon, who demonstrated maneuver qualities unmatched before.” By Sylvain Batut IN TERMS OF Napoleonic history, Oct 14 is a major anniversary. On that day in 1806, Napoleon beat a…
Getting There Was Half the Battle – Inside the Incredible Maiden Voyage of the USS Monitor
“By evening of the second day, a full-force gale engulfed the little convoy. Monitor, with just two feet of freeboard, was singularly ill-designed to weather an ocean storm.” By Walter Topp ON MARCH 9, 1862,…
Cameras Go to War – 100 Years of Combat Photography Gear
“We remember the images, but who remembers the cameras that shot them?” By John Wade THINK OF WAR photography and thoughts turn to the images produced by the likes of Matthew Brady, who battled the…
Civil War Submarines – How North and South Rushed to Win History’s First Undersea Arms Race
“The ill-fated Hunley was just one of a number of submarines and semi-submersibles to see service in the war between North and South. Here are some others.” ON THE NIGHT of Feb. 17, 1864, the 40-foot-long,…
