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…
Author: Christopher Hoitash
Articles by Christopher Hoitash:
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…
Kipling’s Firearms: The Jezail and the Jingal
“A scrimmage in a Border Station A canter down some dark defile Two thousand pounds of education Drops to a ten-rupee jezail.” –“Arithmetic on the…
Iron Men and Iron Ships: The Riverboats of the American Civil War
The American Civil War, in contention with the Crimean War to be considered the first modern war, saw advances in warfare both on land and…
Battles You Never Heard Of – The First Texas Revolution & A Lone Green Flag
Before the Texas Revolution of 1835, another group of aspiring Americans sought to break Texas away from a land still held by Spain. The short-lived…
Exodus in America: Mormon Battle for Nauvoo, Illinois
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints faced a long struggle during the nineteenth century. Formed as a new religion expanding on the gospel…
Amongst the Reich: Mormons in Nazi Germany
Although The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints originated in the United States, its believers spread across the globe. One such location was…
Claiming Deseret: The Utah War
Throughout the nineteenth century the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, more commonly known as Mormons, struggled to find a home for themselves. Eventually,…
Futuristic Cannons of B-29 Superfortress: Ahead and Behind the Times
The Boeing 17 Flying Fortress bomber was meant to replace the need for a fighter escort for large, long-range bombing runs. Despite its impressive firepower…
Attack on Mexico City Prepared Beauregard for Defense of Petersburg
Before his time defending Petersburg from Union forces, Rebel General Pierre Gustave Toutant-Beauregard learned how to command, strategize, and organize armies during the Mexican-American War.…