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Captain Jack Perkins – The First Black Skipper in the Royal Navy
“The character and conduct of Captain Perkins were not less admired by his superior officers in Jamaica, than respected by those of the enemy.” ON SEPT. 6, 1800, the British frigate HMS Meleager of the…
Venezuela on the Brink — Inside the 1902 Crisis that Nearly Sparked a Great Powers War
“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 report provides present-day dollar figures (adjusted for inflation) for every U.S. war from the Revolution to the 1991 Persian Gulf War.” (Originally published in 2013) ARMED CONFLICTS DO HARM to…
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…
The Battle for Nassau – Inside the First Overseas Mission for America’s Marines
“Less than a year into the revolution, a force of Continentals invaded and captured the island of New Providence in the Bahamas. Their target: a cache of military supplies that included 200 barrels of gunpowder.”…
