Featured Firearm: April, 2026
“Enfauser”
During and after the Great War, the Turks were pressed by a shortage of modern rifles, and in some cases they would turn to unorthodox solutions using captured weapons.
Day by Day History
The Battle of the Little Bighorn
Great Sioux War - 1876
Follow the ill-fated campaign of General George Custer as he makes his march to annihilation on the banks of the Little Bighorn River in Montana
The Dakota Column reaches the Powder River Depot to rest and resupply as Reno makes his scouting mission, while the Wyoming Column moves to the confluence of the Goose Creek in modern day Sheridan, Wyoming.
The 7th Cavalry’s scout begins with Major Reno in command, intending to sweep the country between the Powder and Tongue rivers, while the rest of the Dakota Column and the Wyoming Column prepare to move out the next day.
Terry makes contact with Gibbon on the Yellowstone, while the all three columns remain in position for a dreary, rainy day broken only by a minor skirmish as a Sioux raiding party attacks Crook’s camp along the Tongue.
The Dakota Column remains in position under Custer’s command as Terry moves north to meet the steamer Far West, while Gibbon also nears its position. The Wyoming Column also holds position, as a communication error delays the arrival of Crow scouts to their positon.
The Dakota Column reaches the Powder River and prepares to move north to meet a steamer sent out along the Yellowstone to resupply them, while the Montana and Wyoming Columns continue their converging marches.
Biographic: September, 2025
Paul Reynaud
The last Prime Minister of the French Third Republic was thrust into office just in time for the crucible of 1940, whereupon he presided over the fall of his nation to German invasion. A lifelong politician, he would go on to serve an important role in the post-war French government as well.
From the Collection: December, 2023
1940 Italian 5 Lire Banknote
From the Collection: A banknote from the Fascist Era of Italy
World War Two Briefing - Part Three, Chapter 45 - The War - Specials
The Battle of Manila
3 February - 3 March, 1945
The Japanese naval garrison in Manila choses to fight to the death in the Philippine capitol, engaging in a concerted effort to slaughter the entire population and raze the “Pearl of the Orient” to the ground before it can be liberated by the Americans.
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