Valerius Laevinus – Meet the Little-Known Roman Commander Who Helped the Republic Defeat Hannibal
“Despite his many successes, the Senate does not appear to have ever granted Laevinus a triumph in honour of his victories.” By Byron Waldron WHEN WE think of the commanders who helped lead Rome to…
Alexander Roberts Dunn — The Life and Mysterious Death of Canada’s First VC Recipient
“Dunn epitomized the swashbuckling Victorian officer.” By Alex Zakrzewski ON THE northwest corner of Clarence Square, a small park in downtown Toronto, stands an easily overlooked blue plaque dedicated to a war hero who deserves…
“A War We Can Lose” – Why Victory for America Was Anything But Certain in 1942
“Unless things going on in the conduct of the war are corrected very quickly, we are going to lose.” By William K. Klingaman IN THE DAYS immediately following the Japanese attack upon Pearl Harbor on…
‘The Burrow’ — Inside Churchill’s Lost Labyrinth of the London Blitz
“It was a top-secret, subterranean world, which, on security advice, Churchill was obliged to inhabit. In 1940 passers-by on the street above had no idea of its VIP occupant.” By Ronan Thomas WINSTON Churchill called…
Cold Steel at Krasnobród – Inside the Curious WW2 Battle that Saw Cavalry Fight Cavalry
“The two sides smashed into one another, and for a few minutes the hillside on the sleepy outskirts of Krasnobród resembled a scene from the Napoleonic Wars as sabre met sabre in frenzied hand-to-hand combat.”…
Local Boys — Exploring the Remarkable Figures in Just One Great War Battalion
“During its time on the front lines, the battalion saw action in some of the bloodiest battles on the Western Front.” By Mark Carmichael THE BRITISH EMPIRE fielded hundreds of battalions to fight for the…
