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Project Eldest Son – The Top Secret U.S. Scheme to Sabotage the Enemy’s Own Rifles in Vietnam
“The objective of the plan was two fold — thin the enemy’s ranks, while at the same time sapping his confidence in his own equipment.” THE U.S. MILITARY’S Studies and Observations Group might sound like a dull Washington policy think thank,…
Baked Goods To Die For — The Ridiculous Pasty War of 1838
“Known as Guerra de los pasteles to the Mexicans or Guerre des Pâtisseries to the French, the origins of the little-known 1838 dust-up go back to the previous decade.” IF ANY NATION in the world would pick a fight on…
Star Spangled Banners – America’s Most Storied Wartime Flags
“The banner featured the now familiar alternating red and white horizontal stripes and stars on blue – one for each of the 13 original American colonies.” WHAT BETTER WAY is there for MilitaryHistoryNow.com to mark July 4th long weekend…
The Samoan Crisis – How Germany and America Nearly Came to Blows Decades Before WW1
“For several months, the two opposing fleets would face off in a tense game of brinksmanship. The standoff became known as the Samoan Crisis.” GERMANY WAS A LATE BLOOMER among Europe’s imperial powers. After attaining nation-state…
The North and South Couldn’t Even Agree on What to Call the American Civil War
“Before arriving at the almost universally-accepted ‘American Civil War,’ a vast assortment of names were applied to the conflict.” THE UNION AND the Confederacy had violently differing views on issues like states’ rights and slavery. Not surprisingly,…
Madmen – 10 of History’s Most Unstable Military Commanders
“Consider some of these ‘mad’ commanders from the pages of military history.” GENERAL GEORGE S. PATTON ONCE DESCRIBED HIMSELF AS the best “ass-kicker in the United States Army.” It’s a claim that’s not without merit….
