The Kentucky Rifle – How America’s Famous Frontier Long Gun Changed Warfare
“Long hunters brought the rifle sufficient attention that the Continental Congress began calling for independent rifle companies in 1775.” By John Danielski ZZZZZPT! The angry hornet-like sound of a rifle round in flight caused anxious redcoats…
Wiener Katte’s War – Woman Recalls Her Time in Hitler Youth and the Bloody Battle of Aachen
“We knew it was now just a matter of time before the war arrived on our doorstep. And when it did, it did so with a fury that I will remember until the day I…
The Lafayette Escadrille – 12 Fascinating Facts About America’s Trailblazing Combat Pilots
“The rock-star celebrity the Lafayette Escadrille achieved during its 22 months of existence was nothing less than remarkable.” By Steve Ruffin THE LAFAYETTE ESCADRILLE was a First World War flying squadron unlike any other. Although…
Operation Colossus – Inside the First Allied Airborne Assault of WW2
“Colossus had the personal backing of Churchill, who doggedly believed that airborne forces were vital to winning the war.” (Originally published on Feb 19, 2020) By Damien Lewis ON JUNE 4, 1940, even as the…
The Forgotten Casualties of Pearl Harbor – Inside the Accidental Bombardment of Honolulu on Dec. 7, 1941
“Eighty years later, it is perhaps time to be open and honest about what happened on that dreadful day.” By Simon Webb THE JAPANESE ATTACK on Pearl Harbor famously killed more than 2,300 Americans and…
The Red River Expedition of 1870 – Inside the British Army’s Last Campaign in North America
“It would be the last British-led military expedition in North America and also the first independent command for Wolseley, a man who in 1895 would become Commander-in-Chief of the British Army.” By Paul Mcnicholls IN…
