An overlooked manuscript in Special Collections, University of Virginia Library, contains a memoir about Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson by a man who was with him from VMI to Manassas.
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Daily Quiz for August 27, 2008
A secret society in early 19th century Italy, they advocated liberal and patriotic ideas, opposing the conservative regimes imposed on Italy after Napoleon's defeat in 1815:
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What if Harald Sigurdsson had won at Stamford Bridge?
If Harald Sigurdsson, called Harald Hardrada, had triumphed over King Harold at Stamford Bridge, how might the history of England been altered? An online discussion.
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Letter from Military History – October 2008
Victory may turn on covert information—call them shadow facts—that one side knew or did not know at the time, that one side believed to be true or false. It is a hidden dimension of warfare that can prove decisive.
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Last of the Vikings – Stamford Bridge, 1066
Just weeks before his watershed fight with the Normans at Hastings, English King Harold II faced a full-blown Viking invasion led by the legendary Harald Hardrada at Stamford Bridge.
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Daily Quiz for August 26, 2008
One of the Roman legionary's most valuable pieces of equipment was the gladius, which is:
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Daily Quiz for August 25, 2008
William Pitt, the Younger, became Britain's prime minister in 1783 at the age of:
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Daily Quiz for August 24, 2008
This 20th-century African leader has a religion named after him and is worshipped as the savior.
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Daily Quiz for August 23, 2008
English mathematician Charles Lutwidge Dodgson is best known for his work on:
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Daily Quiz for August 22, 2008
Critics of the Eisenhower Administration called this man the «Assistant President» because they considered him to be too powerful.