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“You must conceal 150,000 men with a thousand guns and a thousand tanks, on a plain as flat and as hard as a billiard table, and the Germans must not know anything about it, although... The post Desert Mirage — Meet the Illusionists Who Hid an Entire Allied Army from... Read more »

“War strengthened a national sense of belonging.”  By Niels Eichhorn “IT IS NOT the joy over the defeated enemy, but the joy of overcoming weakness and discord which the past centuries bear sad witness to... The post War and the Age of Nationalism — How 19th-Century Conflicts Gave Rise to... Read more »

“Today, when we think of victorious Romans, we almost invariably think of later personalities, such as Scipio, Caesar, Aurelian, and Constantine. But there is no denying that Fabius Maximus Rullianus was exceptionally good at war.”... The post Fabius Maximus Rullianus — Meet Rome’s First Military Superstar appeared first on MilitaryHistoryNow.com.... Read more »

“The aviator who nearly washed out of Marine flight school single-handedly attacked a formation of 22 Japanese airplanes.” By William L. Ramsey THINGS NEVER came easy for Henry Talmage Elrod. From 1922 to 1926 —... The post ‘Hammerin’’ Hank Elrod — The Unlikely Story of America’s First Flying Hero of... Read more »