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Longread: Whose Fault Was Dunkirk?
For years, historians have blamed King Leopold of Belgium. But did they fall for Allied propaganda? Below is an excerpt from Last Hope Island, by Lynne Olson. This story is recommended by Longreads contributing editor Dana Snitzky. “In all
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Independent: “Dunkirk: How Christopher Nolan’s film found real war ships for epic battle scenes”
By Chris Evans: Despite working on the ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ franchise, ‘Castaway’ and ‘Captain Phillips’, nothing could have prepared marine coordinator Neil Andrea for the scale of the ‘Dunkirk’ shoot “We had Messerschmitts flying overhead, thousands of extras on
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Forbes: Mass Grave From Thirty Years’ War Reveals Brutal Cavalry Attack
By Kristina Killgrove “On November 16, 1632, two armies faced off at the site of Lützen, Germany. On one side was Gustavus Adolphus II, King of Sweden, and on the other was General Albrecht von
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Digital Trends: “At long last, somebody finally built a fully functional X-Wing drone”
By Drew Prindle “At this point, if you don’t know who Oliver C is, chances are pretty good that you’ve been living under a rock. Over the past few months, this guy has won the
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Cyningstan: In Search of the Lost Games
“The traditional board games that have survived from historic times serve as a treasure trove of entertainment for the modern gamer. But not all of them have come down to us intact. The boards
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The National Interest: Don’t Exile Thucydides from the War Colleges
By James Holmes John Maurer “Last month at War on the Rocks, Marine War College professor Jim Lacey held forth on how to teach Thucydides. Read the whole thing and hurry back! Let’s congratulate Professor Lacey
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FiveThirtyEight: Crowdfunding Is Driving A $196 Million Board Game Renaissance
By Oliver Roeder “Albert Mach wants to help you lead a Viking clan. He wants you to compete for honor and treasure and the control of islands. He wants you to tame the wild dragon.
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Court settles debate that’s divided grammar nerds for decades
By MARISSA WENZKE “Ah, the Oxford comma. Journalists often fight over it, academics love it and a lot of people don’t care about or even know what it is. But this singular bit of punctuation
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Do photographs show a prototype of the new F/A-37 military plane?
By Fred Manzo There is a great series of photos traveling around the internet regarding naval maneuvers involving a three carrier task force, the newest secret US stealth fighter (the F/A-37 Talon) and the
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When the Army went Mad Max: Vietnam gun trucks (16 PHOTOS)
By Chris Eger “A largely forgotten part of the war in South East Asia was the one fought by the U.S. Army’s gun trucks as part of convoy operations through the heart of enemy territory.
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