PGMantel

Raised in a home filled with books on Western civilization, P.G. Mantel became a lover of history at an early age. An amateur writer of verse, he makes himself useful as an editor for Men of the West.

June 6, 2019

History in Ancient Greece (Part 3): Thucydides

Editor’s note: The following is extracted from History, by Bernadotte Perrin (published 1912). (Go back to previous chapter) It was the attempt of the Oriental Persian Empire to conquer the Aegean basin which engaged the Homeric genius of Herodotus; Thucydides
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The Battle Of Chalons, A.D. 451

January 31, 2018
Editor’s note:  The following is extracted from The Fifteen Decisive Battles of the World from Marathon to Waterloo, by Sir Edward Creasy (published 1851). A broad expanse of plains, the Campi Catalaunici
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Trajan

January 3, 2018
Editor’s note:  The following, written by J.S. Reid, is extracted from Soldiers and Sailors (Charles F. Horne, ed.), published 1894. The Roman Empire reached its greatest extent under Marcus Ulpius Traianus, the
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Rogers' Rangers

January 1, 2018
Editor’s note:  The following is extracted from Indian History for Young Folks, by Francis Samuel Drake (published 1919) The Indian’s style of fighting was suited to the forests in which he roamed.
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The Battle of Flores

December 26, 2017
Editor’s note: The following is extracted from Essays on History and Literature, by James Anthony Froude (published 1906).  All spelling is in the original. In August, 1591, Lord Thomas Howard, with six
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The Death of Stonewall Jackson

December 21, 2017
Editor’s note:  The following is extracted from Hero Tales of American History, by Henry Cabot Lodge and Theodore Roosevelt (published 1895).  Roosevelt is the author of this chapter.  Though plainly writing from
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