Flying a vintage Vindicator dive bomber, Sumner H. Whitten played a part in changing the course of the war in the Pacific.
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The Last Stand of Crazy Horse
After helping his people win the Battle of the Little Bighorn, the daring Oglala leader fought thesoldiers again at Slim Buttes in September 1876 and the Wolf Mountains in January 1877 before finally surrendering at Camp Robinson that May.
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Tom Ketchum and His Gang
Texas cowhands-turned-outlaws Tom and Sam Ketchum, along with range pals like David Atkins and Will Carver, robbed trains and became notorious in the Southwest.
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Steam Boat Yellow Stone Aided General Sam Houston and the Texas Revolution
The first steamboat in the fur trade spent five years maneuvering on the Upper Missouri, but then Yellow Stone took to foreign waters in time to aid General Sam Houston and the Texas Revolution.
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Napoleonic Wars: Battle of Aspern-Essling
At the twin villages of Aspern and Essling in the spring of 1809, Napoleon was prepared for battle with Austrian Archduke Charles. He was halfway across the Danube… and then came the flood tide!
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Second Punic War: Battle of Cannae
As Hannibal met Rome’s strongest army at Cannae, Rome’s vaunted tenacity and soldiery were expected to prove decisive despite the Carthaginians’ recent victories.
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Nadezhda Durova: Russian Cavalry Maiden in the Napoleonic Wars
Nadezhda Durova served gallantly in the Russian cavalry–then embarked on a literary career.
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Cora Hubbard: Female Bank Robber in Missouri
The ‘Second Belle Starr’ was arrested for her role in a bank robbery in Pineville, Missouri.
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Korean War: CIA-Sponsored Secret Naval Raids
If you think the U.S. Navy’s activities off Korea were limited to offshore bombardment and carrier strikes, you don’t know CIA’s front organization, Joint Advisory Commission, Korea (JACK).
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World War II: The U.S. 32nd Infantry Division Battle to Control the Villa Verde Trail
The U.S. 32nd Infantry Division battled the Japanese for control of a the Villa Verde Trail during the liberation of the Philippines.