Lord Haldane Richard Burdon Haldane (1856–1928) was a brilliant Scottish lawyer, philosopher, and politician who led the reform of th...

A Cold War Euphemism for These Was "Expendables" I found this interesting table below in a 2002 paper titled  "TH...

I make no claims to being an art critic, and I generally loathe modern art, but to my eye, it is clear that the avant-garde artists of th...

German Artillery, 1914–1918 by Wolfgang Fleischer Pen & Sword Books Ltd., 2015 The depth of research over the years regardin...

Canadian Troops in a Reserve Trench  Before the Action The Battlefield About three miles east of Ypres there is a series of ...

At the Tranchée des Baionnettes (aka the Bayonet Trench) history intermingles with legend. On 12 June 1916, this entrenched position...

The Titanic 's rescue ship RMS Carpathia has some interesting connections to the Great War. RMS Carpathia Captain Arthur...

Guarding the Golden Gate Disappearing 12-inch Gun, Ft. Winfield Scott, Presidio Blouse of 91st Wild West Division Veteran 1...

Recently, I discovered that an apparently inactive site called THE CORNER (not the site of the same name by National Review magazine...

German Troops Atop Fort Vaux, June 1916 Yesterday was a big anniversary for the Battle of Verdun. On 7 June 1916 Fort Vaux – IMHO o...

Betrayal at Little Gibraltar: A German Fortress, a Treacherous American General, and the Battle to End World War I by William Walker ...

Gentlemen, we may not make history tomorrow, but we shall certainly change the geography. Attributed to General Hubert Plumer, 6 June 19...