The “Camera Myth” and Other Misconceptions About the Early Royal Flying Corps
“One enduring and particularly popular misconception of the period holds that the British military was so manifestly uninterested in aerial warfare that crews had to literally buy their own cameras to experiment with.” By Greg…
Germ Warfare – Filth and Disease Were the Real Killers in Wars of the 18th and 19th Centuries
“Dirt, disease and diet — that triumvirate proved far more lethal than bullets and bayonets in 18th and 19th century warfare.” By John M. Danielski THE PAGES OF military history are filled with excitement, adventure,…
War in Peace — How the End of WW1 Triggered an Explosion of Revolution, Rebellion and Armed Conflict Throughout Europe and Elsewhere
“Even before the ink on the 1918 Armistice was dry, the Great War would spawn literally dozens of new conflicts across Eastern Europe, Eurasia and the Middle East.” ON NOV. 11, 1918, the guns fell…
Barbarians at the Gate – The Last Battles of the Roman Army
“Under-resourced, scattered across a rapidly dwindling empire and comprised more and more of non-Roman and even barbarian troops, the soldiers of the late Western Empire would fight a centuries-long defensive campaign.” BY THE TIME of…
Of Hessians & Sleepy Hollow — How Americans Came to Demonize King George’s German Auxiliaries
“Wrongly maligned, the only Hessian monster may be the fictional headless one of Sleepy Hollow.” The dominant spirit… that haunts this enchanted region, and seems to be commander in chief of all the powers of the…
The Salvation Army Goes to War – How the American Arm of the World-Famous Charity Saved Both Lives and Souls During WW1
“In the dark final days of the war they helped save thousands of lives, provided cheer to fatigued troops, and gave hope.” By George Yagi Jr. FOR MANY WHO look back on the Salvation Army…
