Battlefield Stalingrad — Four Maps That Tell the Story of World War Two’s Pivotal Struggle
“With street-to-street fighting raging and casualties piling up casualties, Hitler still insisted that the 6th Army’s last stand would be ‘heroic drama.’” By Liz Wyse, the Map Archive SOMETIMES DESCRIBED AS the biggest defeat in…
Charles Lee’s Debacle at Monmouth – Inside the Battlefield Blunder That Ended the Career of One of Washington’s Top Generals
“Today, General Charles Lee’s troubling behaviour might be seen as evidence of narcissistic personality disorder.” By Jim Stempel THE MORNING OF June 28, 1778 dawned hot and muggy across central New Jersey with the promise…
The Hatimura Blast – Convoy SC-107 and the Explosion that Shook the Atlantic
“The resulting shockwave rocked every ship in around the convoy.” By Alexander Zakrzewski ON THE AFTERNOON of Oct. 30, 1942, the Liverpool-bound convoy SC-107 was about 50 miles southeast of Newfoundland – barely out of…
The Mystery of U-853 – All U-Boats Had Orders to Surrender; Why Did This One Attack?
“The rusted tomb begs the question: Why was Fromsdorf willing to risk his boat and crew for one last kill?” By Bob Cembrola ON THE EVENING of May 4, 1945, the officers and crew of…
The Russian Civil War – Inside the Murky Conflict that Shaped the 20th Century
“The outcome of the war had a profound effect on the lives of millions of people within the country and abroad for the next 70 years.” By Richard W. Harrison THE RUSSIAN CIVIL War, which…
The Battle of Cannae – How History’s Greatest Victory Inspired Generals for 2,000 Years
“Over the ages, commanders have tried, mostly without success, to replicate Hannibal’s stunning double-envelopment: Frederick the Great, von Molke, and von Schlieffen, to name but a few.” By Jim Stempel IT’S DAWN, AUG. 2, 216…
