Tank Attack at Cambrai
Badly needing a victory on the western front, British commander Douglas Haig turned to the fledgling tank corps for a breakthrough.
View ArticleRoles of Women in World War 1: The Russian Battalion of Death
The roles of women in World War 1 took an interesting turn in 1917, when Russia looked to her brave female soldiers to boost morale.
View ArticleWWI Author: The Writings of Wilfred Owen
Owen fashioned the most moving and best-remembered poetry of World War I. The petty, he said, was in the pity.
View ArticleBlood on the Border: Patton and Pershing’s Punitive Expedition
The audacious raid by Mexican guerrilla leader Pancho Villa, led President Woodrow Wilson to send a punitive expedition into Mexico.
View ArticleCitizen Spies: Simon and Marie Koedel
A father and daughter conducted espionage operations for the Third Reich in the United States.
View ArticleMeans of Grace, Hope of Glory
In two world wars, British and American chaplains risked their lives to bring a fleeting sense of peace and glory to soldiers on the battlefield.
View ArticlePolish Ciphers and the Miracle on the Vistula
Locked in a life-or-death struggle with Bolshevik Russia, Poland used its intelligence-gathering and code-breaking abilities to preserve the nation.
View ArticleTotal War: The Allied and Axis Concepts of Waging War
In World War II, total war served as ideological vindication for competing nations of dramatically different political systems.
View ArticlePollepel Island
Scottish-American arms dealer Francis Bannerman stored 30 million rounds of ammunition and weapons in his castle in the middle of the Hudson River.
View ArticleWar Elephants: From Ancient India to Vietnam
From their first battlefield use in India 3,000 years ago, war elephants functioned as living tanks.
View ArticleThe Grenade: A Brief History
Grenades evolved from the Middle Ages into the modern era, giving soldiers an easily delivered and effective close-range weapon.
View ArticleBrian G. Horrocks: Bernard Montgomery’s Frontline General
Brian G. Horrocks survived a grievous wound and led the British forces in North Africa and Western Europe.
View ArticleThe Canadian Military Heritage Museum
The Canadian Military Heritage Museum contains more than 10,000 artifacts, including planes, uniforms, medals, rare photographs, and weapons.
View ArticleTank Killers on the Western Front
The German Army struggled to come up with countermeasures to combat the Allied employment of tanks in World War I.
View ArticleConfident Carrier Admiral Marc “Pete” Mitscher
Marc Mischer handled the U.S. Navy carrier forces superbly and quietly.
View ArticleA Hobbit on the Somme
A young writer, J.R.R. Tolkien, witnessed the worst day of British military history–World War I’s Battle of the Somme–and lived to tell about it.
View ArticleThe Troublesome Ross Rifle of WWI
At the outbreak of World War I, the .303-caliber Ross was Canada’s rifle of choice.
View ArticleKhaki: The First Widespread Military Camouflage
Khaki was the original camouflage after British scouts traded their red coats for dust-colored native attire while serving in India in the mid-19th century.
View ArticleAdolf Hitler: Rhetoric’s Overlord of Darkness
Adolf Hitler was a master of oratory, mesmerizing crowds with words and gestures.
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