Indian Wars and the Year of Custer: The Rosebud Defeat and Custer
The flawed strategy of General Crook lead to his defeat in the Battle of the Rosebud and contributed to Custer's demise at the...
The End of the Green Army 1920-21
Nestor Makhno, leader of the largest peasant army in modern times, cast his lot with the Bolsheviks and only narrowly lived to regret it.
The...
Interventionists in the Far East
Japanese troops, assisted by the British, French and Americans, occupied the Russian far east for several years during the Russian Civil War.
The Far...
The Roman Army
The key to the Romans’ successes on the battlefield were their employment of deadly weapons, effective military formations, battlefield tactics, and their discipline during...
The use of trenches during World War I
Trench warfare must have been a totally horrible and demoralising experience for those soldiers at the front line. Looking back almost a hundred years...
The American Home Guard in the 20th Century
When the founding fathers decided on a national defense after the Revolutionary War, they were suspicious of standing armies and preferred instead to have...
Cold War History: This Wondrous Zero-G Pen: A Cold War Icon
Sitting on my desk right now is a Fisher Space Pen. Open, it measures about 5.5" long, and weighs in at a little less...
New Zealand Armed Forces in the Korean War
North and South Korea were assured of a future apart with the Korean War of sixty years ago. A number of nations became involved,...
Indian Wars and the Year of George Custer: The Offensive of 1876
The Great Sioux War started over who controlled the Black Hills. A flawed battle plan ensured bloodshed on both sides, including that of...
What If Belgium Hadn’t Been Invaded in 1914?
World War I still evokes controversy, after almost 104 years. As the prima facie event of the 20th Century - as it led to...