Israel has been in an almost constant state of war since the day the last British troops left Palestine, May 14th 1948. The decision to create the Jewish state of Israel has led to five major wars and the virtually incessant intifada (“uprising”) by Palestinians fighting for their own homeland. Considering...
Trafalgar, Britain’s Greatest Naval Victory?In 1805 the combined fleets of the British and French navies met in what was destined to be one of the most influential naval battles in history. The success of the British ships commanded by Admiral Lord Nelson was so complete that it confirmed the preeminence of the British navy over all others, and...
George McClellan Not Abraham Lincoln Really Freed The American SlavesOn September 22, 1862, the American president, Abraham Lincoln, signed an executive order, commonly known as The Emancipation Proclamation, in which he freed most, but not all, of the slaves in the United States. What is not commonly realized is that the proclamation only had staying power because on...
Sixty Four Years Ago American’s Proved They Were Willing To Pay Any Price For Victory, Is That Still True Today?It was on this day, sixty four years ago, that the Americans landed on the Island of Okinawa for what would be perhaps the most significant battle of the American intervention in the Pacific during World War Two. The day was ironically both Easter Sunday and April Fool’s Day. A small number of American...
