This Egyptian Pharaoh of the 18th Dynasty changed his name to Akhenaten (meaning Effective Spirit of Aten) and abandoned the other gods of Egypt to worship Aten, the sun disc, becoming what Sigmund Fr
Daily Quiz for March 3, 2009
This frontier Indian fighter became known among the native tribes as "Deathwind."
Daily Quiz for March 2, 2009
This comic genius of early U. S. television created such memorable characters as poet Percy Dovetonsils, everyman Eugene, magician Motzon Heppelwhite and the Nairobi Trio.
Daily Quiz for March 1, 2009
This Marshal of France, called ?the bravest of the brave,? personally led a massed cavalry charge against Wellington?s army at Waterloo. His failure to have the charge supported by infantry and failur
Daily Quiz for February 28, 2009
This U.S. Army general commanded the 101st Airborne during the Normandy Invasion.
Letter from Military History – April/May 2009
In an era of sophisticated electronic battlefield surveillance, does the tactical tradition of “surprise” cease to be relevant?
Rolls-Royce Armored Car: The Bulletproof Ghost
During World War I, luxury carmaker Rolls-Royce built more than 100 armored Silver Ghosts for service on the battlefields of Europe and the Middle East. The car served in the Irish Civil War and through World War II.
Go To Gettysburg!: February/March 2009
Noted historian Gary W. Gallagher gives his perspective in the Civil War Times bi-monthly column Blue and Gray.
Daily Quiz for February 27, 2009
The grave of this legendary king of the Britons was reportedly found by monks at Glastonbury Abbey in 1190 or 1191. The bones were reburied in front of the high altar and reported lost during Henry VI
Daily Quiz for February 26, 2009
This man‚s lawsuit to compel the U.S. Army Air Corps to accept him into a training academy resulted in the program that produced the Tuskegee Airmen.
