Canadians in Italy, Part 1, The Battle of Ortona
Part one of a new series focuses on the battle of Ortona - known to those who fought in it as "Little Stalingrad".
Read MoreWinfield Scott Hancock – A Forgotten Legacy
By any measure, Major General Winfield Scott Hancock was one of the North's finest generals, a genuine hero. When a tough job needed to be done, more often than not Hancock got the call.
Read MoreAvoiding the Trap – Kirovograd, USSR, 6th January 1944
The Soviet High Command had an ambitious plan that called for a series of attacks intended to breach the Dniepr Line, isolate the Crimea and hopefully trap Four German armies.
Read MoreDesert Knights – An Overview of the War in North Africa
Erwin Rommel, renowned German general of the Second World War envisioned the desert as a great ocean. His tanks like ships on that open sea. He saw his tanks as battleships controlling that sea, and they were the important thing in his mind.
Read MoreRevisiting Nelson and Trafalgar
Now that 200 years have passed on one of the most famous naval battles that ever took place in history, it’s time to look back and try to get a fresh look upon it. What made this battle so special?
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