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Canada and the US have been close allies for over a century.  But it wasn’t always this way, and the Citadelle of Québec City and its surroundings are proof. The largest British fortification in North America, the Citadelle was constructed between 1820 and 1850. Having repelled American invasion during the War of 1812, the British…

forbidden to take them in because they were “fascist children”. For decades their fates hadremained overlooked by Germany, even the government of the unified new Germany. Truly,this one of unfortunate results of Hitler’s insatiable hunger for war and conquest. Fortunately,some were lucky to be taken in, even lovingly cared for primarily by Lithuanian farmers, butnearly…

Review by Martin Koenigsberg I just finished my 18th Book Review of the Year!! I read this book as I began a cross Pacific Trek, first in Hawaii and then the Philippines. I was following my father’s footsteps toward Japan in the Pacific War, so it was almost enraging to find that Imperial Japan went…

Seamlessly interweaving archival war footage and a fictional narrative, Stuart Cooper’s immersive account of one twenty-year-old’s journey from basic training to the front lines of D-Day brings all the terrors and isolation of war to life with jolting authenticity. Film Overlord Country UK Director Stuart Cooper Writer Stuart Cooper, Christopher Hudson Cast Brian Stirner, Davyd…

I liked this book, even though it can’t quite tell the story as fully as I thought necessary. Maybe the book I was looking for would have to be a Thousand pages, which these guys gave out at 464. Christopher Bayly and Tim Harper are British Academics interested in the Empire, Colonialism, and the South…

Review By Martin Koenigsberg The Soviets might have been the first to experiment with Parachute Infantry, but it was the Nazis who first used it tactically- with the feats in the Netherlands and at Eben Emael in Belgium. The Allies would soon eclipse the Nazi Airborne achievements with those of their own, but for the…

Review by Martin Koenigsberg British General Allenby was given a real challenge late in WWI. The Army that he had taken Jerusalem with in 1917 was needed on the Western front, so his British soldiers and Tanks went back to France. The conquest of the Ottoman Turkish Empire would require a new Army, one using…

Every seasoned hunter is well aware of the strength of 10mm ammunition. These rounds are primarily used in competition or for hunting, and they are more than capable of taking out a large game in one shot. With one accurate and powerful shot of 10mm through the barrel of your rifle, you could take down…

Excerpted from HYMNS OF THE REPUBLIC: The Story of the Final Year of the American Civil War, by S.C. Gwynne. Copyright © 2019 by Samuel C. Gwynne.  Excerpted with permission by Scribner, a Division of Simon & Schuster, Inc. Washington, DC, had never, in its brief and undistinguished history, known a social season like this…

General Matthew B. Ridgway’s experiences as an airborne commander in Word War 2 provided the mindset and experience he needed to be successful when he assumed command of 8th Army during the Korean War. He took command at a time when the American forces were demoralized and retreating and he infused new life and fighting…