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George Crook (1829-1890) was an Ohioan and West Pointer. When he became colonel of the 36th Ohio Infantry in 1861, he already had experience of Indian warfare. Rising quickly through the ranks, Crook's Civil War experience was varied; he commanded Union cavalry at Chickamauga in 1863 and under...

Something else from our strategic coloring book. :) Through the first half of 1941, the UK and US were concerned that at least Portugal, if not Spain as well, might ally with Germany. Two immediate concerns were: 1) The RN might lose Gibraltar as a base. 2) The Atlantic island possessions...

The common phrase 'the blue and the gray' summarizes how modern people expect the soldiers of the American Civil War to be dressed - Northern troops in blue, Southern troops in gray, but otherwise their uniforms and equipment being identical. This is, of course, far from the truth, both sides...