‘To Encourage the Others’ – Admiral Byng’s Execution Was a Grim Warning to...
“Byng’s death had a profound impact on the navy, as it did encourage others to fight and greatly contributed to Britain’s victory in the Seven Years’ War.” By George Yagi Jr. ON MARCH 14, 1757, Royal...
View ArticleOperation Werwolf – Did the Nazis Really Plan for a Post-War Insurgency?
“Recruits learned infiltration, sabotage and demolition techniques and were trained to kill silently, evade capture and improvise their own explosives using ordinary household items.” JUNE 5, 1945 —...
View Article“We Happy Few” – The Battle of Agincourt and the Birth of an English Legend
“Gentlemen of England shall think themselves accursed they were not here” — Henry V, Act IV, Scene 3 By Anne Curry WHY DOES THE Battle of Agincourt, fought in northern France on Oct. 25, 1415, still...
View ArticleGhosts Stories — MHN Explores 10 of History’s Most Haunted Battlefields
“Gettysburg isn’t the only battlefield that’s believed to be haunted by the ghosts of the fallen. In honour of Halloween, MHN has compiled this list of others.” ONE OF THE COUNTLESS HUMAN TRAGEDIES to...
View ArticleUnkown Soldiers – How Black Barrage Balloon Troops Kept the D-Day Beaches Safe
“Despite their achievements, the 320th Barrage Balloon Battalion is largely absent from the D-Day story.” By Linda Hervieux IN THE FALL of 1942, thousands of young American men descended onto a...
View ArticleThe Last to Fall – World War One’s Tragic Final Casualties
“Of the war’s more than 22 million casualties, a staggering 11,000 were killed or wounded during that last morning of fighting.” OF THE MILLIONS OF STORIES OF SACRIFICE AND LOSS to come out of the...
View ArticleSaving ‘On War’ — Marie von Clausewitz’s Forgotten Battle to Preserve Her...
“Until recently, Marie’s role in preserving and shaping the legacy of the Western world’s most influential military theorist has remained understudied and often ignored.” By Vanya Eftimova Bellinger ON...
View ArticleSavoring Victory — 18th Century Armies & Navies Couldn’t Fight Without Salted...
“Although the use of salt provisions was problematic, they were vital in supplying Britain’s armed forces and sustaining its empire across the world.” By George Yagi FOR 18th CENTURY military...
View ArticleOf Fifes and Drumsticks — The Battles of Saratoga and America’s First...
“The American triumph at Saratoga was considered the turning point of the eight-year War of Independence.” By Sean Kelleher MOST PEOPLE REMEMBER the first Thanksgiving being held by pilgrims at...
View Article“A Hero of Two Worlds”— 10 Amazing Facts About Lafayette
“Despite Lafayette’s epic contributions to American history, few in the United States seem to even remember him.” By Donald Miller HE MADE CIVIL disobedience cool before Mahatma Gandhi and Martin...
View ArticleAUDIO: Radio Wars – How the Allies Hijacked the Nazi Airwaves
“A veteran of the U.S. Army’s Signal Corps explains how high-powered transmitters beamed subversive signals directly into the Third Reich” DID YOU KNOW that during World War Two, Allied propaganda...
View ArticleLucky Bastard! – Seven Times Hitler Narrowly Escaped Death
“Hitler had the Devil’s own luck, but his luck ran out in the end – it’s just a pity it took so long.” By David Lawlor NAPOLEON ONCE SAID that he liked his generals to be lucky. Well, if Adolf Hitler...
View ArticleYou’re Free To Go — Military Paroles in the 18th and 19th Centuries
“Feeding and guarding so many captives was often beyond the logistical means of even the largest armies in the New World, so commanders routinely freed these captured amateurs, often within hours of...
View ArticleInvasion Porn – Britain’s Curious Pre-WW1 Obsession With Novels About Foreign...
“In 1870, Britons watched with disquiet as Prussia’s military poured into France and put Paris under their guns. Could such a foe cross the English Channel and do the same to London?” ZOMBIES ARE BIG...
View ArticleDashing Through the Snow – The Unbelievable Reindeer Corps of World War Two
“Of the 800 herders who went to the northern front in 1941, 200 never returned. By the end of the war, almost half the herders and their reindeer had perished.” By David Lawlor IN THE STILLNESS of...
View ArticleThe War On Christmas – 15 Famous Battles That Were Fought During the Holidays
“Forget Christmas truces — In most other conflicts, hostilities continued largely unabated over the holidays. In some cases, fighting even intensified.” (Originally Published in MilitaryHistoryNow.com...
View ArticleCross of Iron – Essential Facts About Germany’s Best-Known Military Medal
“To this day, the Iron Cross remains one of the most recognizable medals in military history.” THE BLOODBATH THAT was the First Ypres is remembered in Germany as Kindermord bei Ypern or simply the...
View ArticleA Crushing Defeat – France’s Humiliating Loss of the Fortress Louisbourg
“Although the Americans were an army of amateurs, French forces furnished them every possible opportunity to capture the formidable fortress of Louisbourg.” By George Yagi Jr. THE CAPTURE OF the...
View ArticleOperation “China Show” – The Top Secret Mission of Germany’s Zeppelin L 59
“The mission would be a risky one – no airship had ever flown such a distance.” TO DESCRIBE Germany’s Paul Emil von Lettow-Vorbeck as a thorn in the side of the British Empire is something of an...
View ArticleThe RAF in American Skies – How British Pilots Trained in the U.S. during WW2
“Passage of the Lend-Lease Act in March 1941 allowed for the training of British pilots in the United States and the formation of British Flying Training Schools.” By Tom Killebrew IN EARLY 1941,...
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