Featured in generalBYTeam MightyApr 17, 2023ShareThomas-Alexandre Dumas: The Black French general who stole Napoleon’s thunderReaders are probably familiar with author Alexandre Dumas, the Frenchman who gave the world such classics as “The Three Musketeers”… BYTeam MightyApr 17, 2023ShareBYTeam MightyMar 7, 2023ShareA British Commando escaped certain death by pretending to be related to a famous generalMichael Alexander was a 20-year-old light infantry officer when he decided to join the British Commando and Special Boat Service… BYTeam MightyMar 7, 2023ShareBYMiguel OrtizDec 9, 2022ShareArmy legend General Pete Dawkins on his sports careerBrig. Gen. Pete Dawkins is famous as the last Army football player to receive the Heisman Trophy in 1958. However,… BYMiguel OrtizDec 9, 2022ShareBYTeam MightyNov 15, 2022ShareToday in military history: Sherman begins infamous march to the seaOn Nov. 15, 1864, Union General William T. Sherman began his infamous march to the sea. The Civil War was… BYTeam MightyNov 15, 2022ShareBYMiguel OrtizOct 14, 2022ShareThis Army General helped Walt Disney build his Magic Kingdom in a swampWalt Disney famously said that, “It’s kind of fun to do the impossible.” He accomplished this in 1955 with the… BYMiguel OrtizOct 14, 2022ShareBYTeam MightyOct 9, 2022ShareThe most underrated general of WWI was a German who never lostWhen Germany agreed to the punishing terms of the Treaty of Versailles that ended World War I in 1918, there… BYTeam MightyOct 9, 2022ShareBYTeam MightyOct 7, 2022ShareBritain’s unluckiest general surrendered to two of the empire’s greatest enemiesA 2012 poll in the UK asked Britons who they thought was the British Empire’s greatest historical nemeses. Among the… BYTeam MightyOct 7, 2022ShareBYBethaney PhillipsAug 30, 2023Share6 interesting facts about George WashingtonArguably the most well-known American president, there is also much that we don’t know about ‘ol George Washington. BYBethaney PhillipsAug 30, 2023ShareBYJames ElphickAug 29, 2023ShareThese British commandos kidnapped a German general without firing a shotShortly after the surviving forces of the Battle of Crete had evacuated, British commandos landed Special Operations Executive agents. BYJames ElphickAug 29, 2023ShareBYMiguel OrtizAug 4, 2022ShareMichael Langley was confirmed as the Marine Corps’ first Black four-star GeneralOn August 1, 2022, the U.S. Senate confirmed Lt. Gen. Michael E. Langley, USMC, to command AFRICOM. With this command… BYMiguel OrtizAug 4, 2022ShareBYTeam MightyJul 8, 2022ShareThe highest honor for a Roman general was only achieved three timesThe Roman Empire had its military traditions, of course. Taking war trophies was among the highest achievements of a Roman… BYTeam MightyJul 8, 2022ShareBYShannon CorbeilJun 9, 2022ShareHow to request your absentee ballot by the Aug. 1 deadlineWith the sunny days of summer approaching, so too are absentee voting deadlines. Luckily, the Federal Voting Assistance Program (FVAP)… BYShannon CorbeilJun 9, 2022ShareBYTeam MightyApr 12, 2023ShareThe most successful general in history warned the world about the rise of ChinaThere’s no doubt about it, and the math proves it: Napoleon was by far the greatest general who ever led… BYTeam MightyApr 12, 2023ShareBYTeam MightyMar 19, 2023ShareThe first Black Marine Corps aviator was the Corps’ first Black generalWhen Frank E. Petersen, Jr. retired from the Marine Corps in 1988, he was not only the senior ranking aviator… BYTeam MightyMar 19, 2023ShareBYMiguel OrtizFeb 22, 2023ShareThe Army posthumously promoted the first black Colonel to GeneralRising through the ranks requires a person to demonstrate great leadership, competence, and trust, among other qualities. For some service… BYMiguel OrtizFeb 22, 2023ShareBYBlake StilwellJan 16, 2023Share‘The Rock of Chickamauga’ is the only Union General who never lost a battleThere’s ongoing debate among historians and military history buffs about which general was better, Grant or Lee? Or maybe the question should be Sherman or Jackson? The name you never hear in these debates is George H. Thomas, who is arguably bette… BYBlake StilwellJan 16, 2023Share12
BYTeam MightyApr 17, 2023ShareThomas-Alexandre Dumas: The Black French general who stole Napoleon’s thunderReaders are probably familiar with author Alexandre Dumas, the Frenchman who gave the world such classics as “The Three Musketeers”… BYTeam MightyApr 17, 2023Share
BYTeam MightyMar 7, 2023ShareA British Commando escaped certain death by pretending to be related to a famous generalMichael Alexander was a 20-year-old light infantry officer when he decided to join the British Commando and Special Boat Service… BYTeam MightyMar 7, 2023Share
BYMiguel OrtizDec 9, 2022ShareArmy legend General Pete Dawkins on his sports careerBrig. Gen. Pete Dawkins is famous as the last Army football player to receive the Heisman Trophy in 1958. However,… BYMiguel OrtizDec 9, 2022Share
BYTeam MightyNov 15, 2022ShareToday in military history: Sherman begins infamous march to the seaOn Nov. 15, 1864, Union General William T. Sherman began his infamous march to the sea. The Civil War was… BYTeam MightyNov 15, 2022Share
BYMiguel OrtizOct 14, 2022ShareThis Army General helped Walt Disney build his Magic Kingdom in a swampWalt Disney famously said that, “It’s kind of fun to do the impossible.” He accomplished this in 1955 with the… BYMiguel OrtizOct 14, 2022Share
BYTeam MightyOct 9, 2022ShareThe most underrated general of WWI was a German who never lostWhen Germany agreed to the punishing terms of the Treaty of Versailles that ended World War I in 1918, there… BYTeam MightyOct 9, 2022Share
BYTeam MightyOct 7, 2022ShareBritain’s unluckiest general surrendered to two of the empire’s greatest enemiesA 2012 poll in the UK asked Britons who they thought was the British Empire’s greatest historical nemeses. Among the… BYTeam MightyOct 7, 2022Share
BYBethaney PhillipsAug 30, 2023Share6 interesting facts about George WashingtonArguably the most well-known American president, there is also much that we don’t know about ‘ol George Washington. BYBethaney PhillipsAug 30, 2023Share
BYJames ElphickAug 29, 2023ShareThese British commandos kidnapped a German general without firing a shotShortly after the surviving forces of the Battle of Crete had evacuated, British commandos landed Special Operations Executive agents. BYJames ElphickAug 29, 2023Share
BYMiguel OrtizAug 4, 2022ShareMichael Langley was confirmed as the Marine Corps’ first Black four-star GeneralOn August 1, 2022, the U.S. Senate confirmed Lt. Gen. Michael E. Langley, USMC, to command AFRICOM. With this command… BYMiguel OrtizAug 4, 2022Share
BYTeam MightyJul 8, 2022ShareThe highest honor for a Roman general was only achieved three timesThe Roman Empire had its military traditions, of course. Taking war trophies was among the highest achievements of a Roman… BYTeam MightyJul 8, 2022Share
BYShannon CorbeilJun 9, 2022ShareHow to request your absentee ballot by the Aug. 1 deadlineWith the sunny days of summer approaching, so too are absentee voting deadlines. Luckily, the Federal Voting Assistance Program (FVAP)… BYShannon CorbeilJun 9, 2022Share
BYTeam MightyApr 12, 2023ShareThe most successful general in history warned the world about the rise of ChinaThere’s no doubt about it, and the math proves it: Napoleon was by far the greatest general who ever led… BYTeam MightyApr 12, 2023Share
BYTeam MightyMar 19, 2023ShareThe first Black Marine Corps aviator was the Corps’ first Black generalWhen Frank E. Petersen, Jr. retired from the Marine Corps in 1988, he was not only the senior ranking aviator… BYTeam MightyMar 19, 2023Share
BYMiguel OrtizFeb 22, 2023ShareThe Army posthumously promoted the first black Colonel to GeneralRising through the ranks requires a person to demonstrate great leadership, competence, and trust, among other qualities. For some service… BYMiguel OrtizFeb 22, 2023Share
BYBlake StilwellJan 16, 2023Share‘The Rock of Chickamauga’ is the only Union General who never lost a battleThere’s ongoing debate among historians and military history buffs about which general was better, Grant or Lee? Or maybe the question should be Sherman or Jackson? The name you never hear in these debates is George H. Thomas, who is arguably bette… BYBlake StilwellJan 16, 2023Share
