Tag: Boer War
The First Wartime Newsreels — A Collection of the Earliest Battles Captured on Film
“Amazingly, many of these early wartime newsreels have survived and are freely available online today.” (Originally published Nov. 14, 2012) EARLY PHOTOGRAPHERS immortalized conflicts like the Crimean War, the American Civil War, and the Franco…
Always Where the Action Is — The Many Adventures of Frederick Russell Burnham
“More adventurer than soldier, Burnham found himself in the thick of some of the grittiest wars of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.” By Steve Kemper FREDERICK RUSSELL BURNHAM (1861-1947) spent his life moving…
Ivor Thord – Meet the Swedish Adventurer Who Fought in a Dozen Conflicts With Six Armies on Four Continents
“Thord fought in more than ten wars while serving in the armies of the British Empire, Germany, China, Mexico, Russia and the United States, among others.” FORGET THE Dos Equis beer pitchman, the title of…
