Francis Hopkinson

David Bushnell’s Turtle: The World’s First Submarine

•December 26, 2015 • Be the First to Comment

American inventor David Bushnell’s Revolutionary War submarine Turtle was a major breakthrough in naval warfare. More »

The last of the Doolittle Raiders observes the anniversary of the Tokyo bombing mission.

A small force of British soldiers achieved an improbable victory against thousands of Zulu warriors at an isolated outpost during the Anglo-Zulu War.

On July 13, 1861, Confederate General Robert S. Garnett fell to Yankee bullets in the Alleghenies.

Seventy years later, should the “Desert Fox” be considered an anti-Nazi hero or a faithful soldier turned opportunist?