Wednesday War Stories ~ The Battle of Khafji, 29 Jan–1 Feb 1991
by Aaron Danis, 29 January 2025 The Battle for Khafji (al-Khafji) was the first ground combat of the Persian Gulf War between the Coalition and the …
Category: War Stories
Wednesday War Stories – battle reports from throughout history
Wednesday War Stories ~ Battle of Dogger Bank, 24 January 1915
by RockyMountainNavy, 22 January 2025 The first major battle between capital ships of the British Royal Navy and the German Imperial Navy in World War I. …
Wednesday War Stories ~ The Battle of Rivoli, 14 January 1797
by Zachary Grant, 15 January 2025 The Battle of Rivoli was fought on January 14, 1797. The French Army of Italy, commanded by General Bonaparte, (then …
Wednesday War Stories ~ The Battle of New Orleans, 8 January 1815
by Brant Guillory, 8 January 2025 The last battle of a war being fought after the peace treaty is signed is not nearly as uncommon as you …
Travels in Europe ~ Leipzig & The East, Part 3
by Jim Owczarski, 30 August 2023 The Battle of Bautzen is now at the top of my list of Napoleonic battles that no one studies and …
Travels in Europe ~ Leipzig & The East, Part 2
Jim Owczarski, 23 August 2023 I panicked a bit as the last entry into this miniseries grew to be much larger than I had planned …
Travels in Europe ~ Leipzig & The East, Part 1
Jim Owczarski, 18 August 2023 I have a bit of a reputation around these parts as a ranter, but I have yet to fall face-first …
Classic Articles ~ A Different Theory of Japan’s Surrender in WW2
Did the Soviet Union’s actions influence Truman’s decision-making? ~ Brant Guillory, 8 August 2020 On #TBT, we bring you the occasional classic article – an …
Adventures in Napoleonicisms: Aspern-Essling
Jim Owczarski, 8 April 2020 In the Napoleonic list of battles, Aspern-Essling has a special place. It was Napoleon’s first significant set-back. It should have …
Adventures in Napoleonicisms: Eggmuhl Battlefield
Jim Owczarski, 20 November 2019 We perceived, through its whole breadth, this battlefield rising gently in an amphitheatre. The summits of the hills were crowned …