Bon Appétit, Bonaparte! — What Did Napoleon Like to Eat and Drink?
“The simplest dishes were those he preferred; but he was not easy to please…” AT HIS BIRTHDAY PARTY at Joseph Bonaparte’s New Jersey estate in my novel Napoleon in America, the exiled French emperor is...
View Article‘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 ArticleKennedy and PT-109 — The Moment that Made a President
“Without PT-109, there never would have been a President John F. Kennedy.” By William Doyle FOR 26-YEAR-OLD John F. Kennedy, everything changed at 2:27 a.m. Aug. 2, 1943 – so did the history of the...
View ArticleThe Faces of War – Meet the Extraordinary People in 11 of WW2’s Most Famous...
“The names and fates of those who appeared in some of World War Two’s iconic photos eventually made it into the history books. Here are some of their stories.” JOHN BODKIN, an Associated Press photo...
View ArticleMHN Marks Movember with the Most Famous Moustaches in Military History
“MilitaryHistoryNow.com is kicking off a month of Tweets from some of history’s best-known ‘staches with this montage.” MHN IS MARKING Movember this year with a salute to the most famous (and infamous)...
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 ArticleBaby You Can Drive My Car – Author Explores Eisenhower’s Rumoured Romance...
“She often slept at Eisenhower’s country house in England, known as Telegraph Cottage, and according to local folklore, the two even shared ‘love nests.’” By Kieron Wood EVERYONE WAS TALKING about them...
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 Article1940 – The Year We Nearly Lost the War
“The events of 1940 easily might have turned out differently. The consequences were all too clear to Winston Churchill.” By Robin Prior THE ‘GOOD GUYS’ may always win in Hollywood, but history has...
View ArticleWingate’s Way – Leadership Lessons From Britain’s Maverick General Still Ring...
“Orde Wingate’s experiences from World War Two offer lessons for 21st Century military planners, particularly in the areas of counter-insurgency, covert and special operations and proxy wars.” Dr....
View ArticleIn Von Richthofen’s Shadow – Few Can Name History’s Other Great Flying Aces
“To this day, von Richthofen’s credentials as the ‘greatest combat pilot of all time’ are firmly established… while, other great military aviators have been all but relegated to the margins of...
View ArticleAlways Where the Action Is — The Many Adventures of Frederick Russell Burnham
“More adventurer than soldier, Burnham found himself in the thick of some of the grittiest wars of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.” By Steve Kemper FREDERICK RUSSELL BURNHAM (1861-1947) spent...
View ArticleJunior Generalissimos — Nine of History’s Youngest Military Commanders
“While a 30-something three-star is certainly a rarity in the annals of military history, a number of other legendary leaders assumed the mantle of command at far younger ages. Consider these.” IT’S...
View ArticleThe Shot That Set the World on Fire — How George Washington Started History’s...
“While serving as a lieutenant colonel in the Virginia Regiment, the 22-year-old future U.S. president touched off a global conflict that would ultimately herald the rise of the British Empire.” By...
View ArticleUnhinged – 10 of History’s ‘Craziest’ Military Commanders
“Consider some of these ‘mad’ commanders from the pages of military history.” GENERAL GEORGE S. PATTON ONCE DESCRIBED HIMSELF AS the best “ass-kicker in the United States Army.” It’s a claim that’s not...
View ArticleBeating the “Bloody Flux” – How an 18th Century Army Doctor Waged War on...
“Sanitation standards in the 18th Century were almost non-existent. Soldiers were in the habit of relieving themselves wherever they wished, including outside their own tents, turning encampments into...
View ArticleInsult to Injury – How Cartoonists Mocked the Exiled Napoleon Bonaparte
“England had been fighting against France for over 20 years. Audiences there were jubilant about Napoleon’s defeat and receptive to anything that made fun of the fallen French Emperor.” WHILE NAPOLEON...
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