‘The Most Successful Army in the World’ – Inside Britain’s Indian Campaigns of 1798−1805
“After the Battle of Assaye in 1803 [Wellesley] wrote that all the troops had performed admirably: ‘the sepoys astonished me.’” By Martin R. Howard THE BRITISH ARMY that conquered much of India in the years…
The Forgotten Few – Meet Some of the Unknown and Unofficial Casualties of the Battle of Britain
“While the spotlight is naturally upon the Few, clearly there are countless others who lost their lives during the ‘Finest Hour.’” By Dilip Sarkar “NEVER IN THE field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few.” Winston…
Target: Japan — Inside a Secret U.S. Plan to Launch an Air War in the Pacific Before Pearl Harbor
“The Roosevelt administration hoped to use Chiang Kai-shek and the Chinese people to blunt the aggressive military actions of the Japanese.” By Mike Lemish A FORMATION of brand-new, American-made, heavy bombers flies in formation over…
Operation Market Time – Inside the U.S. Coast Guard’s Role in the Campaign Against Enemy Infiltrators in Vietnam
More than 8,000 United States Coast Guardsmen served in Vietnam. Their primary mission was patrolling the coast and inland waterways in a variety of cooperative operations with other American service branches. One of the most successful Coast Guard collaborations of the war…
His Majesty’s American Admiral – The Amazing Life & Times of the Royal Navy’s John Wentworth Loring
“Wentworth grew up as a penniless loyalist exile following the premature death of his father. Suddenly forced to make his own way in life, he found a path to redemption through service in the Royal…
Success Amid Failure — America Lost in Vietnam, But the U.S. Marines Accomplished Their Mission, Historian Argues
“Despite the eventual outcome of the war, the Marines had demonstrated that counterinsurgency can be used successfully to achieve operational-level goals.” Dr. David Strachan-Morris, SFHEA IN THE CONTEXT of U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War, concepts…
