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The Bombing of Dresden: Was the Attack Fully Justified?

Was Operation Thunderclap—the 1945 air raid on the German city—a military necessity or an Allied war crime? The question is still debated.

1 December 2020

Carl Gnam

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The German and Austrian Jews of the Allied Armies

After escaping from Germany and Austria, a number of Jews joined the Allied armies to take back their former homelands from the Nazis.

29 January 2019

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With the “Ragtag Circus” Across Europe: The Story of Frank Fauver

A soldier recalls his time with the U.S. 83rd Infantry as it blazed a trail of courage from the hedgerows of France to the Hürtgen Forest and the war's end at the Elbe.

27 January 2019

Carl Gnam

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Alvan Gillem’s Invasion of Germany

General Alvan C. Gillem led the hard-charging XIII Corps across the Rhine into the heart of Nazi Germany.

22 January 2019

Carl Gnam

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M26 Pershing: Why America’s Heavy Tank Arrived Too Late for WWII

The American M26 Pershing heavy tank arrived too late to dramatically impact the course of World War II.

6 January 2019

Carl Gnam

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The Western Allied Invasion of Germany: The Final Offensive in Europe

Although lives were continuing to be lost, German resistance in northern Europe crumbled in the spring of 1945.

21 December 2018

Carl Gnam

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The 1st Commando Brigade’s Invasion of Germany

British Commandos did much to ensure the Allied victory during the thrust into Germany in early 1945.

20 December 2018

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The Scharnhorst: A Cursed Warship?

The German battle cruiser Scharnhorst was plagued by hard luck throughout her career.

16 December 2018

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Battle of Berlin: Why it Became the Death Knell for Hitler’s Third Reich

The fall of Berlin signaled the end of Nazi Germany and its reign of terror in occupied Europe.

5 December 2016

Carl Gnam

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Napoleon’s Last Great Victory: The Battle of Dresden

While Marshal Gouvion Saint-Cyr held off the Allies at Dresden, Napoleon force-marched three corps to the rescue. The next day, the emperor counterattacked. It would prove to be his last significant triumph.

14 November 2016

Carl Gnam

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Categories: Military History

Drusus the Elder: Hero of Rome

Augustus Caesar’s stepson, and the first Roman general to conquer Germania, founding many of the greatest cities on the Rhine.

5 October 2016

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Trampled Banners: the Battle of Nördlingen (1634)

A Swedish-led Protestant army marched to the rescue of Nordlinger. But first it would have to pry the Catholic enemy from heights above the city.

3 October 2016

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Categories: Military History

The Art of Victory: Koniggratz 1866

Helmuth von Moltke’s complex strategy to defeat the Austrian Army required to Prussian princes to adhere to its principles to ensure its success.

28 September 2016

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Categories: Military History

How Arminius Deceived the Holy Roman Empire

It was because of the cunning Arminius of the Cheruscan tribe that Publius Quinctilius Varus met his terrible fate.

14 December 2015

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Categories: Military History

Germanic Tribe Run Amok: Caesar vs. Ariovistus

Caesar’s Conquest of Gaul Began with His Battle Against a Worthy Opponent, the Mighty Ariovistus, King of the Suebi.

16 November 2015

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