In the months that followed the July 1863 Battle of Gettysburg, the Confederacy saw its capacities weakening dramatically. In every community and in every regiment, people asked how much more they could, should, or would give to an imperiled cause.
Search results
Posted inStories
Wildcats Battle Hawks Over Casablanca During Operation Torch
In one of WWII’s more ironic spectacles, American planes fought American planes in the skies above French Morocco.
Posted inUncategorized
Old-Fashioned Turkey Shoot
The greatest aircraft carrier battle of all time devolved into a one-sided slaughter in […]
Posted inWeapons & Gear Manual
Curtiss P-40 Warhawk: One of WW II’s Most Famous Fighters
Thanks to its sleek looks and its brilliant use by the American Volunteer Group in China, the P-40 was one of World War II’s most famous fighters — but far from the best.
Posted inUncategorized
Dangerous and Inept: Curly Bill’s Brutal Assault
In 1878 a young, eager-to-resign 9th U.S. Cavalry lieutenant faced his greatest challenge, not […]
Posted inStories
Bertram Ramsay: The Mastermind of Operation Dynamo
In 1940 more than 300,000 Allied soldiers were trapped on the French coastline. Bertram Ramsay got them out.
Posted inReview
Book Review: Custer / Lessons in Leadership
Custer: Lessons in Leadership by Duane Schultz, Palgrave Macmillan, New York, 2010, $23. George […]
Posted inUncategorized
Major Marcus Reno: Misrepresented ‘Monster’
The major is often badmouthed as the villain of the Little Bighorn, but eyewitnesses […]
Posted inUncategorized
Edward Frodsham Lived a Short, Violent Life—for a Watchmaker
Some predicted this ‘incarnate devil’ would one day stretch hemp. When not engaged in […]
Posted inUncategorized
Female Buccaneer of the Sagebrush
With grace and dash, Susie Raper faced assorted rustling charges, accusations that she murdered […]