Richard Somers’ Day of Duels – How One of America’s First Naval Heroes Faced Six Challengers to Preserve His Ship’s Honour
“To most modern readers, and even many of his contemporaries, Somers’ day of duels was a waste of courage. He himself may have even agreed with the sentiment.” By William J. Prom Richard Somers and…
The Killing of the Iron 12 – The Inside Story of One of WW1’s Forgotten War Crimes
This is the story of the largest execution of British soldiers by the Germans on the Western Front during the First World War. It was an atrocity which was largely forgotten for over 100 years….
Napoleon on Waterloo – What Did Bonaparte Actually Say About His Most Famous Defeat?
“What did Napoleon actually say about his defeat at Waterloo? A great deal, as it turns out.” By Shannon Selin ON JUNE 18, 1815, Napoleon was crushed at the Battle of Waterloo. Bonaparte’s 70,000-man army…
Aero-Neurosis — The Little-Known Psychological Condition That Devastated WW1 Pilots
“I zoom up violently, the pressure pushes me into my seat, my sight goes for a second, then more shots… I’m skidding madly, zooming, doing flat turns, quick rolls, anything to stop them getting a…
Operation Biting – The Bruneval Raid and the Making of the British First Airborne Division
“The only way for raiders to reach the Bruneval radar installation, they determined, was from the air using the newly formed British 1st Parachute Brigade.” By Martin Roy Hill BY THE END of 1941, RAF…
The Berlin Tunnel – Inside One of the Cold War’s Boldest Intelligence Coups
“Constructing a quarter-mile tunnel into enemy territory and tapping into Soviet lines would be a major feat of engineering beyond the capabilities of either the CIA or SIS.” By Steve Vogel THE BERLIN TUNNEL, the…
