1st Texas At Antietam – 80% Losses and Their Unique Flag on America’s Costliest Day
This is the first in a series of posts, as guest blogger Justin Martin counts down to the September 17 anniversary of Antietam, still America’s…
Evacuating Lenin’s Tomb – WWII Operation to Save the World’s Most Famous Corpse
In the summer of 1941, in connection with the beginning of World War II, Moscow was in a state of martial law. The raids by…
HMS Churchill Sunk by U-Boats but the Bridgeplate is Preserved in Devon
“Never change a ship’s name!” warns seafaring lore. However, for the first U.S. Navy destroyer to be christened as USS Herndon (DD 198), its transfer…
Operation Barbarossa in Photos – Germany’s Grand Assault on the Soviet Union
On December 18, 1940, Adolf Hitler signed Directive Number 21, calling for military operations against the USSR. The plan, called Operation Barbarossa, was to use…
The Formidable Panzer V “Panther” with 25 Photos
The German medium tank Panzerkampfwagen V was used by the Wehrmacht in the second half of World War II, from the summer of 1943 until the…
Climate Change Is Not the Primary Cause of Violent Conflicts in the World
The media repeatedly reports that areas like Syria, Nigeria and Iran have developed conflicts in part due to water shortages. A belief exists that climate…
Amazing Story of Lost Bomber Wallet and It’s Return to 100 Year Old Vet
Stories of lost items being returned to their owners are always uplifting. They reaffirm one’s belief in the good of humanity when we are constantly…
Cruel and Unusual? Fact and Fiction About Punishment in Ancient Rome
There are numerous tales of cruel and unusual punishments in ancient Rome. One of the tales in Livy’s History tells of how Tarpeia was punished…
Defeating the “Impossible” – 5 Impregnable Fortresses the Russians Conquered
There is an old anecdote about the Russian army historically – Give them an ordinary task and they will fail. Give them an “impossible” task…
THE FIRST BRIDGE TOO FAR – Book Review
The importance and the drama of the Sicilian campaign of 1943 has been largely overshadowed by events from the years that followed, but it is…
Destroying the Battleship Musashi – 19 Torpedo and 17 Bomb Hits from 259 Aircraft
The Japanese battleship Musashi–named in honor of the ancient Japanese province of Musashi, today the Tokyo Metropolis–was the second battleship of the Yamato-class, and was the…
German Panzer IV – Workhorse of the Wehrmacht in Photos
The German Panzerkampfwagen IV medium tank, abbreviated PzKpfw IV, Pz. IV, or T-IV, was created by Friedrich Krupp AG. Production started in 1937 and continued until…