From The Atlantic to Pacific: The American Civil War on the West Coast
The American Civil War threatened to split the United States asunder. From California to Virginia the nation divided itself over whether or not it supported…
Author: Christopher Hoitash
Articles by Christopher Hoitash:
After WW2 The 10th Mountain Division Veterans Started America’s Ski Industry
America’s entry into the Second World War required the mass mobilization of infantry on a scale not witnessed since the Civil War. To prepare properly…
Slim Pickens Stated His Profession Was “rodeo”, the Recruiter Heard “radio”, Slim Spent WW2 as a Radio Operator
There are three ways to do things: the right way, the wrong way, and the army way. During World War II, millions of men donned…
Teddy Roosevelt’s Son Quentin: Lost in Action, Honored by his Foe
The Roosevelt family is a regional and national fixture. On both sides of the political spectrum they have worked for reform in politics and liberty…
Phantom Fortress: The Crewless Landing of a B-17
On November 23, 1944, a Royal Air Force antiaircraft unit stationed outside Cortonburg, Belgium observed a B-17 Flying Fortress flying towards them. The massive U.S. Army…
The Cost of GI Life Insurance
Having learned its lesson from the thousands of disgruntled veterans left out to dry after the Great War, the United States government worked to ensure…
The Plan Called For 1000 Steamships, The War Ended & They Were Left to Rot
Until the Cold War, the United States maintained a small military force both on land and at sea. A small navy for coastal defense and…
‘Boss Hogg’ Sorrell Booke was a Counter-Intelligence Agent in the Korean War
The Dukes of Hazzard spent seven seasons regaling television viewers with the antics of a group of southern cousins as they dealt with everyday life…
How Firearms Changed Japan’s Way of War
For most of its existence prior to the nineteenth century, Japan lived in relative isolation. Foreigners sporadically contacted the remote nation, but until 1853, the…
The First Gunslinger: The Lone Gunman at Orleans
At the Siege of Orleans in 1429, in yet another brutal phase of the Hundred Year’s War, the English suffered a major blow to their…
The Battle of Memphis – Clearing the Way to Vicksburg
The road to Vicksburg, Mississippi during the American Civil War was a difficult one. By 1862 the Rebel city stood as the second to last…
River Snakes – Civil War Gunboats in Action
The Western Theater of the American Civil War brought its own challenges to defeating the southern Rebels. Fewer railroads and a sparser population spread left…