The Winston Churchill we all tend to think of was elderly, balding and rather overweight. However, as a young officer in the British cavalry in the late 1890s Churchill was an avid polo player.
Read MoreCarlo D'Este warmly remembers a sadly departed fellow historian, Martin Blumenson, who was also his mentor and friend.
Read MoreCarlo D'Este shares details of the three books that inspired him to become a military historian.
Read MoreHistory abounds with events, which in retrospect are benchmarks that assume far greater importance over the course of time. One such event occurred in July 1911 at Agadir.
Read MoreThis month's article by Carlo D'Este is the original version of a heretofore-unknown account about Churchill and his role as the purveyor of innovative new ideas.
Read MoreHistorian Carlo D'Este provides us with another extract from his forthcoming new book, Warlord: A Life of Winston Churchill at War.
Read MoreHistorian Carlo D'Este takes a look at the career of this little known pioneer airman and a fighter ace during the Battle of Britain.
Read MoreSummer is finally here and in most places it's hot and getting hotter. The summer of 1941 was equally torrid.
Read MoreMemorial Day 2007 was a special time when Americans joined together in towns and cities to honor the veterans of all wars fought by this nation.
Read MoreHistorian Carlo D'Este concludes his series of articles about the largely unknown contribution of the exile Poles in World War II.
Read MoreHistorian Carlo D'Este takes a look at the Polish 1st Armored Division formed in Scotland in early 1942.
Historian Carlo D'Este examines the significant work of Polish cryptologists and mathematicians, men who accomplished the impossible - breaking the German codes.
Read MoreCarlo D'Este takes a look at the magnificent Polish contribution to the Allied cause in World War II as they struck back at the Nazi occupiers who had hijacked their nation.
Read MoreWe present some belated thoughts from historian Carlo D'Este on what it meant for many troops to be serving away from home last Christmas.
Read MoreCarlo D'Este examines Patton's time at West Point, and his struggle with dyslexia.
Read MoreHistorian Carlo D'Este presents us with another preview from his forthcoming book on the life of Churchill.
Read MoreProviding us with another sneak peek from his forthcoming book Warlord, Carlo D'Este relates another unusual incident from World War II.
Read MoreIn this article, Historian Carlo D'Este provides us with a "sneak peek" from his forthcoming new book, Warlord, a biography of Winston Churchill's astonishing military career from his youth through World War II.
Read MoreIn this final installment of the series on Dwight Eisenhower, Historian Carlo D'Este looks back at the U.S. Army's deadliest battle of World War II, the Bulge.
Read MoreThis month, Historian Carlo D'Este looks at the build-up and results of Operation Market Garden and analyzes what went wrong.
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