The Battle of Znaim – The Forgotten Bloody Conclusion of Napoleon’s 1809 War With Austria
“Overshadowed by the scale and drama of Wagram, the ensuing week is usually treated as a hasty coda to the war. Some histories do not even mention the fighting at Znaim.” By John H. Gill…
Swamp Rescue – The Daring Mission to Extract a Bomber Crew Shot Down Over New Guinea in WW2
“Since Barnett had landed far from a major river for a Catalina flying boat to carry out an extraction, an overland rescue was planned instead.” By Bas Kreuger EARLY ON THE morning of July 27,…
“In War, Charity” – A Failed Swiss Businessman, the Battle of Solferino and the Birth of the Red Cross
“Among the horrors of war Dunant witnessed at Solferino were thousands upon thousands of dead and dying young men, without any sort of organized system for treating the mass casualties.” By Ben Wyckoff Shore EVER…
The Battle of Texel – Inside the Bloody German Army Mutiny That Continued After VE-Day
“The Georgians’ 45-day fight against the German army, which did not end until two weeks after the war was over, is now remembered as the final battle of the Second World War in Europe.” By…
A Novel Approach to History – Fiction Writer Takes a Fresh Look at Ireland’s Deadliest Battle
“I absorbed a lot of the stories about the battle, which was the decisive military engagement in Ireland between the forces of King James ll, the Jacobites, and his usurper as king of England, Scotland…
The Great Game – How Errors and Miscalculation Drove Britain and Russia’s 19th Century ‘Cold War’ in Asia
“An examination of historical records reveals that the assumptions that were being made in both London and St. Petersburg about the intentions of the other side were frequently wrong, sometimes with tragic consequences.” By Riaz…
