General George Crook’s flank attack at Fisher’s Hill swept down on the Rebel left like a force of nature.
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Siege Of Corinth By Henry Halleck in 1862
For one Union general — Henry Halleck — the march into Mississippi continued straight on to Washington.
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Chariot: From Chariot to Tank, the Astounding Rise and Fall of the World’s First War Machine (Book Review)
Reviewed by Stephen Mauro By Arthur Cotterell The Overlook Press, Woodstock, New York, 2005 […]
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Trail of Black Hawk
Outnumbered and harried through trackless swamps, Black Hawk’s starving band of Sauk and Fox Indians made a desperate stand along the Mississippi.
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Henry Morgan: The Pirate Who Invaded Panama in 1671
One of the most audacious sieges of the 17th century pitted Spain’s second most important city in the New World against a remarkable army that recognized no one flag — save, perhaps, the Jolly Roger.
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Wars of the Roses: Battle of Towton
The armies of two kings, Henry VI and Edward IV, collided at Towton on March 29, 1461. The outcome would determine which one would rule England.
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Polish-Soviet War: Battle of Warsaw
Commanding 160,000 troops, Mikhail N. Tukhachevsky was said to be the Red Army’s most brilliant general. If the newly resurrected Polish nation was to survive, Marshal Jozef Pilsudski would have to be even smarter.
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Greco-Persian Wars: Battle of Thermopylae
In the 5th century bc, the Persian empire fought the city-states of Greece in […]
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The Last Valley: The Battle That Doomed the French Empire and Led America Into Vietnam (Book Review)
Reviewed by Peter Brush By Martin Windrow Da Capo Press, Cambridge, Mass., 2004 The […]
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Running Recon: A Photo Journey With SOG Special Ops Along the Ho Chi Minh Trail (Book Review)
Reviewed by Carl O. Schuster By Frank Greco Paladin Press, Boulder, Colo., 2004 On […]