“Most of the stories of the Revolutionary War focus on the American land campaigns, but in fact it was a global war.” AMERICANS REMEMBER the War of Independence as a classic tale…
Of Blood and Oil – How the Fight for Petroleum in WW1 Changed Warfare Forever
“World War One was the first conflict to be fuelled by oil. For the first time in warfare, petroleum possession became the lifeblood of armies.” By Timothy C. Winegard DURING WORLD WAR…
‘I Was Hitler’s Food Taster’ – German Woman Recalls Her Bizarre and Terrifying Wartime Job
“Not until her 95th birthday, nearly 70 years after the conflict ended, did Hitler’s last surviving food taster speak publicly of her bitter wartime experiences.” MARGOT WÖLK, the young wife of a…
Pistols at Dawn – Officers, Gentlemen and the Deadly Tradition of Duelling
“The Duke of Wellington ruthlessly cashiered officers caught duelling during the Peninsular War, but even his iron will could not stamp out the practice entirely.” By John M. Danielski THE MUSICAL Hamilton…
‘The First World War in 100 Objects’ – Author Shares Artifacts That Symbolize One of History’s Bloodiest Conflicts
“Peter Doyle’s new book explores the objects we associate with the conflict – and some that still surprise us today.” As one writer has put it ‘objects hold within themselves the worlds of…
The Crimean War – Seven Essential Facts About Victorian Britain’s Most Peculiar Conflict
“I view the Crimean War as a very important historical event and find it puzzling that it’s not used more frequently as a canvas for historical novels.” By M.J. Neary THE CRIMEAN…
Two Years a Slave – Frenchman Recalls His Time as Forced Labourer in Nazi Germany
“I would be seized by a feeling of rage and the desire to kill, but I felt powerless.” The Nazi war machine was powered by slaves. An estimated 20 per cent of Hitler’s…
American Turncoat – Meet the Only U.S. Army Officer to Defect to the Nazis in WW2
“The 23-year-old U.S. Army second lieutenant stole an unarmed reconnaissance plane from an Allied airbase in southern Italy and flew it into enemy territory as part of a bizarre bid to change…