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…
“Champaign Lady” – Inside One Museum’s Campaign to Restore a Long-Serving B-17
“The ultimate goal is to bring interested people into Urbana to see this piece of living World War Two history.” By Dave Hamill The Champaign Aviation Museum, located in the small town of Urbana, Ohio,…
The First Airlift – How British Aircraft Resupplied a Besieged Army at Kut in 1916
“The Siege of Kut would go down in military history as an early example of air drops.” By Dr. Michael Tyquin RESUPPLYING AN army in the field from the air is hardly a new concept…
Meet William Seeley – The First American to Win Britain’s Victoria Cross
“Despite…a serious injury, Seeley did not absent himself. Instead he took his place in line next to his shipmates, cutlass fixed.” By Joshua Provan “HONOUR? Oh yes it’s an honour alright,” William Henry Harrison Seeley…
Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo – 12 Amazing Facts About WW2’s Doolittle Raid
“Despite inflicting only light damage on the enemy, the raid electrified an American public still reeling from the attack on Pearl Harbor.” (Originally published on April 17, 2017) IT WAS 75 years ago this week…
