Napoleon Takes Command
Amid French Revolution turmoil, an ambitious, unknown artillery captain takes his first stride toward greatness. How did Napoléon Buonaparte rise so rapidly from Corsican outsider to emperor of France? It is one of history’s most beguiling questions, one that has prompted legions of authors faced with a lifetime’s worth of facts and myths to write … |
Weapons of World War I
A list of some of the most common or innovative weapons of the First World War.
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The Mythical Morning of Sergeant York
Alvin C. York, the man, and Sergeant York, the legend from the movie starring Gary Cooper, were quite similar in many ways |
Burr in the Saddle
Clashing with George Washington—and the British—a young Aaron Burr displays the martial spirit that would prove his undoing. He was only 19 in the summer of 1775when he arrived at the Continental Army encampment overlooking Boston. Though Aaron Burr had excelled at the College of New Jersey (now Princeton University), where his father and grandfather …
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Tripoli Pirates Foiled
When corsairs demanded gold from America in return for peace at sea, Thomas Jefferson sent warships instead |
Wild West Game Review: Red Dead Redemption 2
Death lives in Red Dead Redemption 2, a prequel to a 2010 Spaghetti Western–inspired opus.
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The Royal Navy’s most effective weapon – May ’96 World War II Feature
Captain Johnnie Walker was the Royal Navy’s most effective weapon against the German U-boat menace. By Allan W. Stevens Of the 21 million tons of Allied shipping lost during World War II, 15 million tons were sunk by U-boats. The Allies retaliated by sinking 781 U-boats, which resulted in a loss of nearly 35,000 of … |
The Krummer Lauf – Feb. ’96 WorldWar II Feature
The Krummer Lauf allowed German infantry and motorized artillery units to actually fire around corners. By Kenneth P. Czech German soldiers crouched behind the shattered houses and walls of a Stalingrad suburb. Advancing Soviet soldiers edged closer, covered by a curtain of friendly small-arms and anti-tank fire. Every time a member of the Wehrmacht tried …
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Amy Elizabeth Thorpe – Feb. ’96 WorldWar II Feature
Amy Elizabeth Thorpe, code-named ‘Cynthia,’ was a World War II version of the legendary Mata Hari. By Wilfred P. Deac She was born Amy Elizabeth Thorpe on November 22, 1910, in Minneapolis. Family and friends called her Betty. William Stephenson, who ran Great Britain’s World War II intelligence activities in the Western Hemisphere, would one … |
Incredible Journey from Dunkirk to Nagasaki – Feb. ’96: WorldWar II Feature
RAF officer Aidan MacCarthy narrowly escaped the Nazis, spent three years in Japanese POW camps and survived the atomic bombing of Nagasaki. By Barry Reed It was Thanksgiving Day 1993 at my daughter Debbie’s home in Northwood, England. The mince pie was finished and her husband, Lieutenant Commander Don Blake, who was assigned to British …
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