Farewell Letters of the Kamikaze — It Was Love, Not Fanaticism, That Drove Many of Japan’s Suicide Pilots
“Behind every kamikaze pilot taking off for certain death was an ordinary human being, often with a wife or sweetheart back home.” By George Yagi Jr. NEARLY 4,000 JAPANESE pilots volunteered for suicide missions in…
The Battle of Ayn Jalut — The Day the Mamelukes Stopped the Mongol Advance and Saved Western Civilization
“All empires over-reach and inevitably decline. That moment came for the Mongols in 1260 at the Battle of Ayn Jalut.” By Jem Duducu AT THE PEAK of their power, the Mongols controlled the largest land-based empire in history,…
The War Over Walls – Five Famous Battles Involving Fortifications, Bulwarks and Barriers
“Some of history’s greatest conquerors spent the better part of their careers going about the unromantic work of reducing city walls, one after another.” DO WALLS WORK? It’s a question torn right from today’s headlines,…
The Forever War – What Factors Are Driving Afghanistan’s 17-Year Taliban Insurgency?
“The factors driving the insurgency are not commonly understood.” By Phil Halton IT’S EASY TO forget that there is no military solution possible when seeking to defeat an insurgency. Although counter-insurgency operations have absorbed the…
‘The Ablest Man’ – Meet William Carr Beresford, the Duke of Wellington’s Secret Weapon in the Peninsular War
“Beresford’s achievement was such as to lead commentators to acknowledge the Portuguese army the equal of any in Europe.” By Marcus de la Poer Beresford THE DUKE OF Wellington was never one to lavish praise…
A Doughboy’s Diary – Unearthed Wartime Journal Offers Extraordinary Glimpse Into Experiences of WW1 Soldier
“There are two kinds of men here in France, especially those that are up where the gas is, quick men and dead men.” FEW IF ANYONE today will remember the name William J. Graham. The anonymous…
