When Victoria ascended the British throne on 20 June 1837, G. A. Henty was not yet five years old. Yet in thousands of young boys' lives Henty was destined to be as important as the queen. In a 1980 review of the most recent biography of Henty, Eric Stok...
G. A. Henty once described himself as "a fierce and truculent Briton, ready to defy the whole world." It was an exaggerated yet appropriate description, given Henty's character and appearance. He was a tall, powerfully built man, with a large head and a...
Byline: Frank Petrignani, THE WASHINGTON TIMES For nearly two decades, Air Force Master Sgt. Jari Villanueva has used the sound of taps to help the grieving find closure in the deaths of their loved ones. "Sounding taps at a funeral is one...
Byline: JAMES BLACK QUESTION I've heard different claims, so who was the bugler who sounded the Charge of the Light Brigade? I PUT forward my great-great grandfather, Martin Leonard Lanfried (or Landfrey), regimental number 986, of the 17th Lancers, who rode...
