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As the war in Afghanistan escalates, Great History blogger Major Chris Heatherly looks at the Anglo-Zulu War of the late 19th century for modern-day lessons. More. |
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Asked to comment about Quentin Tarentino's Inglorious Basterds as a historian, I have to say, "I laughed. I cried. But mainly, I winced." More. |
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Bing Crosby said a few things on the Dec. 21, 1944, broadcast of the Kraft Music Hall that still resonate true today. More. |
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Why didn't Hitler have his military use poison gas against cities or troop formations, when he showed no other sign of restraint? More. |
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Paul Davis wraps up his interview with author Ben Macintyre by asking him about the similarities between Agent Zigzag and James Bond. More. |
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One of WWII's great stories was the amazing experience of Ensign George H. Gay, Jr. of Waco, Texas, pilot of a Devastator torpedo bomber at Midway. More. |
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As Christmas approaches, Richard Lowry reminds us of the fifth anniversary of the urban battle in the infamous Fallujah. More. |
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In Part II of Paul Davis' interview with author Ben Macintyre we learn that good and evil are not mutually exclusive qualities. More. |
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Turns out the Air Force made some smart equipment buys, as good or better than the Army's. That round of aircraft procurement decisions in the 1970s provided the Air Force with the material foundation for a world-class fighting organization. More. |
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World War II double-agent Eddie Chapman, aka, Agent ZigZag was all the things a spy should be: dishonest, selfish, opportunistic, manipulative, brave, charming and surprisingly, generous. More. |
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An excerpt from the historical novel Puller's Runner, about the career of Lt. Gen. Lewis B. 'Chesty' Puller, America's most decorated Marine, told through the eyes of a fictional company runner. More. |
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The enormous effectiveness of the US Army in the 1990s and 2000s was due in part to some very good procurement decisions made in the late 1970s and early 1980s. It's not easy to keep catching lightning in a bottle. The procurement decisions made in the next twenty years, in retrospect, seem less inspired. More. |
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A story of battle in the infamous war-torn city of Fallujah, Iraq. The Iraqis refer to it as the New Dawn. More. |
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Flying a bomber over Nazi-occupied Europe was by its nature a dangerous business, but some of the problems might have been avoidable. More. |
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Romantic images of handsome flyboys sailing off into the "wild blue yonder,” dropping their bombs on the Nazis, and returning to base for a well-deserved Scotch don't take into account the high American casualty rate over Europe in WWII. More. |
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Was LTC L. W. Andrew's decision to withdraw his New Zealand battalion from Hill 107 during the Crete campaign incompetence or cowardice - or neither? More. |
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Studying the causes of the Nepali Civil War can teach us much about how insurgencies gain momentum and eventually, power. More. |
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British historian Donough O'Brien, author of In the Heat of Battle, looks at cooperation between allies in wartime – and all too often, the lack of such cooperation. More. |
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One of the many things you can learn at the International Spy Museum in Washington, D.C.: the author of Robinson Crusoe was a spy. More. |
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Benito Mussolini is widely regarded as the clown prince of World War II, a buffoon whose 'leadership' led Italy to disaster - but that overlooks the effects he and his nation had on the war. More. |
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Thankfully, the British government could not stop the publication of Secret Wars: One Hundred Years of British Intelligence Inside MI5 and MI6. More. |
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I was pretty hard last week on Admiral William F. Halsey (see “Halsey in the Dock,” September 20th, 2009). So let me, in my best scholarly-historian “on the one hand, on the other hand” fashion, make a case for a commander like the Bull. More. |
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Physical stamina is still a critical component of military might. Good thing the US Army recognizes this. More. |
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It’s a game military buffs love to play: Was Alexander The Great’s Army better than Genghis Khan’s? Were either of them better than the Germans in 1940? The Prussians in 1870? The Army of Northern Virginia in 1864? The Army of the Tennessee the same year? The Grande Armee in 1805? And how ‘bout them Normans, huh? More. |
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