Friday, May 1, 2026

Where Did General Pershing Get His Initial Division For the AEF?

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When the U.S. Army began the conversion to brigade combat teams in 2004, it started to move cautiously away from the combined arms division,...
Thursday, April 30, 2026

A Floatplane Reconnaissance Over Beersheba—April 1915

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Nieuport N.16 aboard Rabenfels . Pilot is Lt. V Cintré and observer Captain R.E. Todd, 11/12 April 1915. (Credit : Association pour la Rech...
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Wednesday, April 29, 2026

"She Was Glorious"—The Pre-Sinking History of RMS Lusitania

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First Class Dining, RMS Lusitania Inception The Liverpool-based shipping company Cunard ordered the R.M.S. Lusitania and its sister ship, t...
Tuesday, April 28, 2026

Remembering Maj. (ret) J.H.G. Corrigan MBE, FRHistS, FRAS: Soldier, Historian, TV Star, Lecturer, and Battlefield Tour Leader

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By James Patton I've just learned that Gordon Corrigan passed away 26 February. Although we were personally acquainted, as I was with hi...
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Monday, April 27, 2026

Living Off the Land or Looting?

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Lt. Balck, Just After the War During the First World War, Lt. Hermann Balck, who would later become a notable Panzer commander in the Second...
Sunday, April 26, 2026

As War Broke Out in Europe, America Lost a First Lady

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  A Soon-to-Be First Family Helen Wilson, Center U.S. First Lady Ellen Axson Wilson died of Bright's Disease on 6 August 1914. She had b...
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Saturday, April 25, 2026

Remembering the Landings at Anzac on Anzac Day

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The Beach at Anzac , Frank Crozier "Without a sign, his sword the brave man draws, and asks no omen, but his country's cause."...