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Rob Zettel’s ‘American MiG Pilot’
By Kevin SeabrookeRetired Air Force Lieutenant Colonel Rob Zettel, veteran who flew MiG-21 and MiG-23 fighters in the mid-1980s, shares an inside view of the U.S. Read more
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Wil Haygood’s ‘The War Within a War’
By Kevin SeabrookeHaygood’s vivid, engaging prose brings to life the experiences of those he knew growing up in Columbus, Ohio, who served in Vietnam and the struggle of those who returned. Read more
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Jack Cheevers’s ‘Kennedy’s Coup’
By Kevin SeabrookeAuthor of the award-winning Act of War—detailing the 1968 capture of the spy ship USS Pueblo by North Korean gunboats—comes a new look at one of America’s most serious foreign policy blunders. Read more
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W. Fitzhugh Brundage’s ‘A Fate Worse than Hell’
By Kevin SeabrookeIn January 1864, with the Union’s Army of the Potomac in winter quarters about 80 miles north the Confederates decided to move many of the Union prisoners of war out of Richmond, Virginia. Read more
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Trey Morriss’ ‘DOOM 34’
By Kevin SeabrookeBefore the stealth bombers could fly from Middle America to the Middle East and back, there was the secret mission code-named “Senior Surprise”—also nicknamed “Secret Squirrel” after the Hanna-Barbera cartoon character. Read more
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David H. Lippman’s’ ‘World War II Day by Day’
By Kevin SeabrookeThe second installment of the author’s day-by-day history of World War II (e-book World War II Plus 75—The Road to War: A Day-by-Day History) this volume covers the six days of September 1, 1939, to September 6, 1939. Read more
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Major Christopher G. Marquis’ ‘U.S. Mercenaries and the Condor Legion’
By Kevin SeabrookeThe Spanish Civil War served as a proving ground for airpower’s importance as an independent force. Francisco Franco’s Nationalist forces overthrew the Republican (Loyalist) Government supported heavily by the Condor Legion of planes and pilots sent by Nazi Germany. Read more
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Military Logistics Simulator
By Joseph LusterThere are countless “[X] Simulator” games on Steam and other platforms, from Goat Simulator to Supermarket Simulator, PowerWash Simulator and beyond. Read more
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The Crime At Pickett’s Mill
By Roy Morris, Jr.Peering through the thick underbrush west of Little Pumpkin Vine Creek, 30 miles northwest of Atlanta, on the afternoon of May 27, 1864, Ambrose Bierce had a bad feeling. Read more
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Kerama Retto: Key to Victory at Okinawa
By Pierre V. ComtoisClose to the northern end of the island of Tokashiki, the largest member of a tiny group of islands called Kerama Retto, located 15 miles west of Okinawa and hardly 400 miles from the Japanese home islands, Corporal Alexander Roberts and the rest of the 306th Regimental Combat Team rested for the night beneath the starry skies of the northern Pacific. Read more
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The Battle of Hue City: In the Thick of the Tet Offensive
By John WalkerThe city of Hue was the capital of a unified Vietnam from 1802 until 1945. With its stately, tree-lined boulevards, Buddhist temples, national university, and ornate imperial palace within a massive walled city known as the Citadel, Hue was the cradle of the country’s culture and heritage. Read more
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Allies’ Failure To Assist Jews During Holocaust Continues To Stir Debate
By Peter KrossOne of the most enduring questions emerging from World War II is the reaction of the West, and particularly the United States, to the plight of the Jews as they faced Hitler’s “Final Solution.” Read more
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The FN FAL Rifle: NATO’s Right Arm
By Christopher MiskimonBritish Corporal Steven Newland crept through the inky darkness toward an Argentine sniper who had pinned his troop of Royal Marines on the slopes of Mount Harriet on East Falkland Island. Read more
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Queen of the Desert: The Infantry ‘Matilda’ Tank
By Jon DiamondThe origins of the Matilda Tank or “I” Tank date back to 1934, when Maj. Gen. Percy C.S. Read more
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Normandy Breakout
By Brian Todd CareyOn June 6, 1944 the Allies opened the Second Front against Nazi Germany. Concentrated against the beaches of Normandy, Operation Overlord landed 20 army divisions plus support troops on five beaches in anticipation of a breakout across France and toward Berlin. Read more
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Alfred Duffie: A ‘Napoleon’ in the Civil War
By Arnold BlumbergNapoleon Alexandre Duffie was born on May 1, 1833, in Paris, France. His father, Jean August Duffie, was a prosperous sugar refiner and mayor of the village of La Ferte-sous-Jouarre. Read more
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Battle of Rennell Island: A Fiery End for the USS Chicago
by John DomagalskiWith bond clerk Marge Henning standing by as a witness, Colonel Frank Eldridge removed the first piece of the puzzle. Read more
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Parrdeberg Drift: Colonials to the Rescue
By Bernd HornOn October 11, 1899, Great Britain officially went to war with the Republic of Transvaal and the Orange Free State. Read more
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Mildred Gillars (a.k.a. ‘Axis Sally’) in WWII
“This is Berlin calling the American mothers, wives and sweethearts. And I’d just like to say, girls, when Berlin calls it pays to listen.” Read more
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The War Chariots of the Celtic Elite
By Andrew M. ScottTo the Latins they were Gauls; to the Greeks they were the keatoi (Keltoi), or Celts. A warrior people who at one time roamed Europe from Britain to the Black Sea, Celts reached the height of their power and cultural influence around the 2nd century bc. Read more
