War and the Age of Nationalism — How 19th-Century Conflicts Gave Rise to the Modern National Identity
“War strengthened a national sense of belonging.” By Niels Eichhorn “IT IS NOT the joy over the defeated enemy, but the joy of overcoming weakness and discord which the past centuries bear sad witness to…
Fabius Maximus Rullianus — Meet Rome’s First Military Superstar
“Today, when we think of victorious Romans, we almost invariably think of later personalities, such as Scipio, Caesar, Aurelian, and Constantine. But there is no denying that Fabius Maximus Rullianus was exceptionally good at war.”…
‘Hammerin’’ Hank Elrod — The Unlikely Story of America’s First Flying Hero of World War Two
“The aviator who nearly washed out of Marine flight school single-handedly attacked a formation of 22 Japanese airplanes.” By William L. Ramsey THINGS NEVER came easy for Henry Talmage Elrod. From 1922 to 1926 —…
Sir Home Popham — Inside the Chequered Career of One of the Royal Navy’s Most Interesting Figures
“Controversy dogged his every step.” By Jacqueline Reiter SIR HOME POPHAM was one of the more underappreciated characters involved in the British fight against revolutionary and Napoleonic France. He was a post-captain in the Royal…
The 65th Infantry — Meet America’s Hard-Fighting First Puerto Rican Regiment
“The Puerto Ricans give daily proof on the battlefields of Korea of their courage, determination and resolute will to victory. They are writing a brilliant record of heroism in battle.” By Talia Aikens-Nuñez Operation Thunderbolt…
The Llandovery Castle Massacre — How a Little-Known Attack on a WWI Hospital Ship Would Forever Change War Crime Prosecutions
“In the 1940s, Allied prosecutors preparing for a new round of war crimes trials revisited the Llandovery Castle decision.” By Nate Hendley ON THE EVENING of June 27, 1918, the Canadian hospital ship Llandovery Castle…
