Davids Among Goliaths – 15 Smaller Countries and Their Forgotten Contributions to the First World War
“It’s worth remembering the smaller independent nations of Europe, Africa and North America that took part in the conflict.” By Richard Anderton THE FIRST WORLD WAR was primarily a clash of mighty European empires. But…
The Last to Fall – World War One’s Tragic Final Casualties
“Of the war’s more than 22 million casualties, a staggering 11,000 were killed or wounded during that last morning of fighting.” OF THE MILLIONS OF STORIES OF SACRIFICE AND LOSS to come out of the First…
Shots in the Dark – Why So Many Western Covert Operations Have Failed Since WW2
“The lure of clandestine warfare lingered on after 1945, but these peacetime operations often proved disastrous.” By Charles Glass BEFORE PRESIDENT Barack Obama authorized clandestine operations to defeat the Syrian dictator Bashar al Assad in…
The War Against Famine – How a Future U.S. President Mounted a Campaign to Feed Starving Belgians During WW1
“We are badly in need of Americans to take charge of our work in various Relief Stations in Belgium. We want people with some experience of roughing it, who speak French, have tact, and can…
F-86 Sabre — Nine Fascinating Facts About America’s Iconic Cold War Jet Fighter
“The first Sabres were deployed to Korea after front-line Russian jets appeared over the 38th Parallel.” By Michael Jabbra THE F-86 SABRE was the principal U.S. Air Force fighter during the Korean War. Developed in…
Marian Rejewski – Meet the Polish Cryptographer Who Cracked Germany’s Top-Secret Enigma Code Seven Years Before WW2
“Although Rejewski cracked the code for the first time in 1932, this was only the beginning of a series of Polish intelligence coups.” By Eilidh McGinness IT WAS 1928 when Germany first began using Enigma…
