“Cold War Navy Seal” – Operations from Vietnam to Africa
The Cold War period, as many know, saw the rise of a communist state of the Soviet Union as a nuclear superpower. This period unofficially…
The Scars of WWI: This Too Shall Pass
There is a hidden side to war that historians have only been able to see just recently due to our enhanced ability to both record…
The U.S. 1st Division at Cantigny 1918 Remembered
The average person has almost certainly never heard of the Battle of Cantigny that took place on May 28th, 1918. However, it was the first…
Tennessee Town Honors USCT Civil War Vets Long Forgotten
History has many hidden corners and blind spots, places where the official record is so swayed by ideological bias that historians of the future will…
The Myth of the “Rubble Women” in Germany – Trümmerfrau
Throughout Germany, there is a repeated motif in statues: A woman, with a hammer in her hand, her hair pulled up in a kerchief, looks…
Port Miami, Ohio – Lost in the War of 1812, Found, and Lost Again
The War of 1812 between the United States and Great Britain saw heavy fighting in the area of Northwest Ohio and Southeast Michigan along the…
100 Years of the RAF – A Party is in Order
Great Britain’s Royal Air Force is celebrating 100 years of service in 2018 with many interesting activities during the year. The 100 RAF Aircraft tour…
Battle of Jutland – Won by the Numbers
Since the rapid innovation of mechanical technologies that marked the Industrial Revolution in the 18th century, very few points in the history of Western civilization…
15th Annual World War II Heritage Days Honors MoH Recipients
The Commemorative Air Force (CAF) is a little-known non-profit organization dedicated to preserving vintage aircraft and sharing the history of yesterday with today. This year,…
D-Day Landing Ship Becomes Museum in Muskegon
When Lt. Paul Grambsch saved his ship’s tattered flag from destruction a few days after the D-Day invasion, he couldn’t know that 74 years later…
Memorial to Honor the Queen’s Lancashire Regiment
An event honoring the Queen’s Lancashire Regiment is scheduled, and a memorial is set to be built in remembrance of all those who have served…
True Cost Of War: Public Shock After Battle of Shiloh
In 1862, the American Civil War was in its second year, and many still believed it would come to a quick end. The Battle of…