Last Words of A Marine’s Friend and Hero: ‘I’m Going to Get that Gun’
A company of the 3rd Marine Division was patrolling in South Vietnam’s A Shau Valley on Feb. 22, 1969, when it was ambushed. A mortar round struck the command group, … Read More
He Went from NYC to Vietnam to Deliver Beer During a War — Now His Story is Coming to the Big Screen
John “Chick” Donahue will forever hold the title of the greatest beer run in world history. The year was 1967, and typical of many of the best military stories, Donahue’s … Read More
The Origins of Restraint
The medieval period’s faltering and largely unsuccessful steps to constrain the worst excesses of war were an important beginning. LAWS OF WAR IN THE MODERN SENSE DID NOT EMERGE IN … Read More
Jenna Coleman Set to Play Joan Bright, the Real-Life Inspiration Behind Miss Moneypenny, in Upcoming WWII Series ‘The War Rooms’
The extraordinary life of Joan Bright, the woman who worked in Winston Churchill’s secret underground bunker during WWII, is soon to hit the small screen in The War Rooms. Deadline … Read More
Vendetta: Athens vs. Sicily
When Athens sent a massive invasion fleet against Syracuse, it could not have anticipated the merciless Sicilian vendetta that followed Athens invaded Sicily in 415 BC with soaring hopes and … Read More
Can cockroaches survive a nuclear bomb?
In 1945 as the Second World War neared its end, two atomic bombs, the likes of which the world had never seen, were dropped on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima … Read More
‘Does This Signed Nazi Flag Belong in a Museum?’
Curators at The National World War II Museum solve readers’ artifact mysteries. My father, Joseph Troiano, fought in Europe and came back with a souvenir I’m very curious about: a Nazi flag … Read More
Lessons Learned from the Battle of Hattin, 118
On July 2, 1187, the hottest time of year in the Holy Land, King Guy of Jerusalem ordered his 20,000-strong army into the desert from Sepphoris—a defensible position in the … Read More
‘Jim Bridger’ Book Review
Jim Bridger: Trailblazer of the American West, by Jerry Enzler, University of Oklahoma Press, Norman, 2021, $29.95 Jim Bridger ranks among the most recognized individuals in the annals of frontier … Read More
How to make a cloud in a jar
For more science and technology articles, pick up the latest copy of How It Works from all good retailers or from our website now. If you have a tablet or smartphone, you can also download … Read More