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Lew Wallace – Failed Commander, Successful Novelist
“Redemption wasn’t just a theme of Wallace’s famous story, it was a concept very much at play in the author’s own life.” EASTER WAS THE motivation behind this Slate profile of Major General Lew Wallace, author…
Toons on the March — How Hollywood Animators Turned Their Characters Loose on the Axis
“Most cartoons in the wartime genre were quickly pulled from circulation. In fact, few born after the 1945 ever saw any of them.” DO YOU REMEMBER time Daffy Duck gave a Nazi the hot foot?…
Are Civil War Buffs an Endangered Species? – Historians Bemoan Public’s Fading Interest in Past Conflicts
“Sources chalked the phenomenon up to ordinary apathy on the part of citizens.” A SURPRISING number of Americans seem entirely indifferent to the ongoing celebrations marking the 150th anniversary of the U.S. Civil War. It’s…
Stormtroopers! — 10 Facts About Germany’s Elite Assault Soldiers of WW1
“The attackers weren’t ordinary German infantrymen, they were the Kaiser’s elite sturmtruppen or ‘stormtroopers’ — handpicked men, specially trained and armed to the teeth.” THE KAISER’S 1918 ‘Spring Offensive’ on the Western Front, codenamed Operation Michael, was…
Illustrations Of Custer’s Last Stand Show U.S. History from a Different Perspective
“These hand-drawn colour sketches show both U.S. cavalry and mounted braves in action, as well as some chilling depictions of the aftermath of the battle.” CUSTER’S LEGENDARY ‘last stand’ at the Little Bighorn in Montana is…
Navies Without Oceans — Meet the World’s Landlocked Fleets
“More than a dozen nations maintain inland navies, most of which will likely never see service on (or even near) the world’s oceans.” ALTHOUGH IT MAY not enjoy the seafaring notoriety of say Great Britain,…
