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The Claymore vs. the M14 mine in Vietnam
By Michael HaskewDuring the Vietnam War, the land mine was responsible for large numbers of casualties among both military and civilian personnel. Read more
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American Athletes and Spectator Sports During World War II
By Flint WhitlockIn the 1940s, war disrupted the lives of millions of people around the globe: fuel rationing, food rationing, shortages of all kinds, and, of course, the death and destruction that was visited on cities, nations, and whole populations. Read more
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Hero to the End: Airman William “Ed” Dyess on the Philippines
By Sam McGowanLieutenant Colonel William Edwin Dyess, a U.S. Army Air Corps pilot and squadron commander, was considered a hero by men who served under him in the Philippines and who felt they owed their own lives to Ed’s sacrifice. Read more
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Fort Driant: General George S. Patton Jr’s Only Lost Battle
By Duane E. ShafferThe road to Fort Driant began for the United States Third Army when it landed on Utah Beach at 3 pm on August 5, 1944. Read more
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Battle of Po Valley: The 10th Mountain Division in WWII Italy
By Flint WhitlockIt was early in 1945 when the Battle of Po Valley officially began: from their hiding places in the valley below, the soldiers looked up at the wall of shale looming more than 3,000 feet above them. Read more
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Germany’s Versatille 88mm Gun
By Phil ZimmerThe November 21, 1944, daylight flight of Teddy’s Rough Riders was anything but routine for American pilot Werner G. Read more
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The African Kaiser
By Christopher MiskimonA motley flotilla of British ships arrived on November 2, 1914, in the port of Tanga in German East Africa. Read more
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Stirring Accounts of the Albigensian Crusade
The three contemporary narrative accounts of the 13th-century Albigensian Crusade are gripping, chilling, and enlightening. They offer rich insight into the period when the Languedoc region of modern-day southwestern France was tied more closely to the Kingdom of Aragon than the fledgling Kingdom of France. Read more
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The Quinquereme in the Carthaginian & Roman Navy
by Marc G. De SantisThe third century BC saw fierce naval competition arise all across the Mediterranean. In the west, the Romans and Carthaginians struggled for control of the sea. Read more
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WWII Vehicles: The British Universal (or “Bren Gun”) Carrier
by Arnold BlumbergThe origins of the Universal Bren Gun Carrier can be traced to the Ford T-powered Carden-Loyd machines developed in Great Britain in the mid-1920s, specifically the Mark VI model of 1927. Read more
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John Steinbeck in World War II
By Robert E. Cray, Jr.A fuming John Steinbeck vented his frustration over World War II to a friend on March 15, 1943. Read more
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Was General Patton Murdered? New Light on an Old Conspiracy
by Peter CrossWhen one thinks about the major conspiracy theories of the post-World War II era, one is drawn to the assassinations of President John F. Read more
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The Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress, or the Consolidated B-24 Liberator?
By Sam McGowanOne of the most frequently discussed arguments to come out of World War II is which was the “better” bomber, the Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress or the Consolidated B-24 Liberator? Read more
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Norse Viking Warriors vs. Anglo-Saxon Thegns
By Eric NiderostIt can indeed be rather difficult to understand the differences between Anglo-Saxon thegns and the Norse Viking warriors. Read more
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U.S. Involvement in WWII: How (and How Much) the Military Grew
By Allyn VannoyU.S. involvement in WWII grew to be about 16,000,000 military personnel by the war’s end: approximately 11,200,000 in the Army, 4,200,000 in the Navy, and 660,000 in the Marine Corps. Read more
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Bloody Encounter at Hell’s Point: The Story of Al Schmid
by Al HemingwayAs the light of a sickly green flare shot skyward, three Marines from the 11th Machine Gun Squad, H Company, 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment crouched in the hole awaiting the Japanese onslaught on Guadalcanal. Read more
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The USS Houston and the Battle of Sunda Strait
By A.B. FeuerThe heavy cruiser USS Houston ventured into the Sunda Strait off the coast of Java on the dark night of February 28, 1942, and was never heard from again. Read more
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German Military’s Emissary for Peace
By Jon DiamondMany accounts have been written about the peace mission flight of Deputy Führer Rudolf Hess and his parachute landing in a farm field in Scotland in May 1941 to discuss with the Duke of Hamilton a proposal to end hostilities. Read more
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Patton’s Panthers: The Story of the 761st Tank Battalion
By Charles W. SasserIn the Academy Award-winning film Patton, the setting was all wrong when actor George C. Scott delivered General George S. Read more
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The Hawker Typhoon 1A & 1B: Worst RAF Fighters in WWII?
by Arnold BlumbergIn 1934 the British War office accepted a new aircraft design eventually designated the Hawker Hurricane Mark 1. Read more
