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They Might Be Giants – Conquerors Who Earned The Nickname “The Great”
What do Frederick II of Prussia, the Frankish monarch Charles I, Emperor Constantine I of Rome, and Catherine II of Russia all have in common? Plenty, it turns out. All presided over huge triumphant armies….
Captain Jack Perkins – The First Black Skipper in the Royal Navy
On Sept. 6, 1800, the British frigate HMS Meleager of the Royal Navy’s Jamaica Station piped aboard its new skipper, John “Jack” Perkins. By the time of his promotion to post captain of the 32-gun…
Venezuela on the Brink – Dictator Draws Fire From World Powers (and no, we’re not talking about Hugo Chavez)
“While at the time Berlin and London were slowly drifting to war, the estranged powers, along with Italy, did manage to find a common enemy in Cipriano Castro.” LAST MONTH, Venezuelans bid farewell to Hugo…
Sticker Shock and Awe — The Astronomical Cost of America’s Wars
“The Cost of Major U.S. Wars provides present day dollar figures (adjusted for inflation) for every U.S. war from the Revolution to the 1991 Persian Gulf War.” ARMED CONFLICTS DO HARM to more than just the bodies and…
Runners – The Untold Story of Wartime Desertion
Eddie Slovik was the first to admit that he wasn’t “cut out for combat duty.” And for a time, the U.S. Army agreed. The 24-year-old Detroit native was initially passed over for military service in World…
With Triumphs Like These, Who Needs Defeats? — A Brief History of Pyrrhic Victories
“The term ‘pyrrhic victory’ is named for the ancient ruler of Epirus, King Pyrrhus, who went down in history for winning a string of major battles against Rome and Carthage but still losing the war…
