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…
Caesar’s British Invasion – Unravelling the Mysteries of Rome’s Earliest Campaign in England
“Despite Caesar’s own first-hand accounts of his British invasions, many of the finer details of his campaigns have stumped historians and researchers for literally hundreds of years.” By Roger Nolan JULIUS CAESAR INVADED Britain more…
Dutch Courage – How Fierce Resistance During Germany’s Invasion of the Netherlands Cost Hitler Big in the End
“Although the recapture of the airfields did little to save the Netherlands from defeat, the heroic efforts of the defenders had a lasting effect.” By John Rust WHEN HITLER INVADED Denmark on April 9, 1940,…
