By 1914 Jesuit Father Pierre Teilhard de Chardin was a promising young anthropologist, paleontologist, […]
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Hallowed Ground: The Kahlenberg, Vienna
The Ottoman Turks gained their first foothold in Europe at Gallipoli in 1354. In […]
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Kublai Khan vs. Kamikaze
When the legendary Mongol conqueror sought to invade Japan, he didn’t expect defeat to […]
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When the Warriors Stood Down
Patton, Truscott and the secret intrigues of postwar Europe. On May 8, 1945, the […]
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The Best Medicine
Death came slowly to soldiers wounded on the battlefields of antiquity. The muscle-powered weapons […]
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Slugfest on the Suez
Egypt caught Israel by surprise on Yom Kippur 1973 with a brilliant cross-canal attack. Then IDF armor counterattacked…
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Decisions: Howe’s Wishful Thinking
The brilliant victories at Trenton and Princeton in December 1776 and January 1777 by […]
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Valor: Young Man on a Mission
Karl Richter U.S. Air Force Air Force Cross North Vietnam April 20, 1967 By […]
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What We Learned: The Suez Crisis
The nine-day Suez Crisis of 1956 was sparked by a series of what in […]
