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Coming Attractions – New War Flicks Set to Explode onto Screens
Regular readers of this page will certainly be interested in a string of new international films that we’re hoping might shed some new light onto some past (and recent) conflicts. Here are some of the…
Operation Türkenkreuz – Remembering the Kaiser’s 1917 ‘Blitz’ on Great Britain
“The raid was just the beginning of a major bombing campaign against southern England and the British capital.“ ON THE MORNING OF May 25, 1917 few residents of the English town of Folkestone in Kent expected that they’d be…
War Nerves and The Mysterious “Battle of Los Angeles”
Just after 3 a.m. on Feb. 25, 1942, the skies over Santa Monica, California shook to the thunder of an anti-aircraft barrage. At six minutes after the hour, four batteries of the 37th Coastal Artillery…
The Young and the Restless – Mag Lists The Surprising Ages of Revolutionary Heroes
The Journal of the American Revolution recently listed the ages of nearly 150 of the conflict’s most famous individuals. Many were much younger than most would imagine. How old was the patriot and Revolutionary War…
Saiful Azam — Meet the Jet Ace Who Flew For Four Different Air Forces
“Azam was recognized by the United States Air Force in 2000 as being one of the world’s 20 greatest living flying aces.” SAIFUL AZAM MIGHT not be the highest scoring fighter ace of the jet age….
War Horses — Cavalry’s Surprising Contribution to WW2
“While mechanized warfare did signal the end of the cavalry’s role on the battlefield, armies on both sides still used mounted troops throughout the Second World War.” IT’S ONE OF the more famous moments of…
