Race to the Stars – Meet the Cold Warrior Who Envisioned America’s Space Force More Than 60 Years Ago
“Virtually no space development can be found today that Power’s SR studies did not first consider or anticipate over a half century ago.” By Brent D. Ziarnick REGARDLESS OF THE political controversy surrounding its establishment…
The Death of Scharnhorst – The Battle of the North Cape and the Final Hours of One of Hitler’s Most Dangerous Warships
Winston Churchill deemed the 32,000-ton German battlecruiser Scharnhorst, armed with nine 11-inch guns and a top speed of 31 knots, a “target of supreme consequence.” On Dec. 26, 1943, she went head-to-head with HMS Duke…
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…
