After narrowly surviving the Axis invasion of the Balkans in April 1941, New Zealander Haddon Donald and his men were evacuated to Crete. They soon found themselves at the dawn of a new era in warfare.
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Audacious Cruise of the Emden
A daring German cruiser captain wreaked havoc on Allied shipping in the Indian Ocean […]
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Achilles: Bronze Age Warrior
The hero of Homer’s Iliad may have been a remarkably accurate portrayal of a […]
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The Worst Battlefield Blunders: Five Battles That Ended Badly
Battlefield blunders can be as decisive as brilliant tactics. Five of the worst military blunders came at the battles of Gallipoli, Fredericksburg, Dien Bien Phu, Adwa, and Little Bighorn.
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Can a Popular Insurgency Be Defeated?
The answer is ‘yes,’ but not by military force alone. As the United States […]
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Troy’s Night of the Horse
The Trojans got tricked, but did the Greeks need a wooden horse? He is […]
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Military History Book Review: A War of Frontier and Empire
A War of Frontier and Empire: The Philippine-American War, 1899-1902 by David J. Silbey, […]
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Genghis Khan’s Secrets of Success
Widely feared for extreme brutality, the Mongols also mastered more subtle and sophisticated tactics.
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Battlefield Blunders
In the history of warfare, tactical missteps can separate conquering hero from blundering loser. […]
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Interview: R.R. “Boom” Powell / Three Wars and Admirals’ Stripes
R.R. “Boom” Powell flew from carrier decks in Douglas A-4 Skyhawks and North American […]