The Quaker and the Gamecock – How Bad Blood Between Two Revolutionary War Generals Nearly Sank America’s Southern Campaign
“For Greene, the campaign meant a last opportunity at an independent command. For Sumter, it was a quest of personal revenge.” IN THE AFTERMATH of the Battle of Hobkirk’s Hill on April 25, 1781, Nathanael…
L’Hermione – The Rebirth of One of the Revolutionary War’s Most Famous Frigates
“L’Hermoine died off the coast of Brittney after running aground in 1793. Amazingly, she would be reborn more than 200 years later” By John Danielski “HUZZAH!” The Marquis du Lafayette’s return to America from his…
Left for Dead at Nijmegen – American Paratrooper to be Honoured for Heroism 75 Years After Operation Market Garden
“Hollywood couldn’t write a better ending to Gene’s wartime experiences.” By Marcus A. Nannini GENE METCALFE, a paratrooper with the U.S. Army’s 82nd Airborne Division, was aboard one of dozens of C-47s to appear over…
The Fort Pillow Massacre – How a Civil War Atrocity Became a Symbol of a Drastically Changing Conflict
“What followed was straightforward butchery as the Confederate raiders set upon the surrendering Union troops with both carbine and sabre.” By S.C. Gwynne FEW AMERICANS TODAY have ever heard of Fort Pillow. Even among readers…
WW2’s Last Dogfight – Meet the Pilots Who Fought a Deadly Air Duel Over Tokyo the Day Japan Surrendered
“Outnumbered by the Japanese… all four died knowing that the war was already over.” By John Wukovits FEW HISTORY BOOKS mention the names Billy Hobbs, Eugene Mandeberg, Howard “Howdy” Harrison and Joseph Sahloff. Yet, these…
Friedrich von Steuben – Meet the Prussian Aristocrat Who Built America’s First Professional Army
“He offered something that the rag-tag Continental Army desperately needed: a uniform system of drill that would enable American soldiers to meet Britain’s redcoats on equal terms.” By John Danielski He was the saviour of…
