The second President of Czechoslovakia was influential in the independence of his country from the Hapsburg Empire, and would later preside over the dismemberment of it at the hands of the Germans. After painstakingly rebuilding Czechoslovakia during and after the war, he would be sidelined again by the communists, leaving a troubled legacy.

Due to the need for observance of the 9/11 20 year anniversary, the Biography post for September has been canceled.

The first non-posthumous winner of the Victoria Cross in the First World War, Private Sidney Godley manned a machine gun alone to cover the retreat of his unit from the Mons Canal in 1914. Grievously wounded, he was captured by the Germans and presumed dead.

Commander of the American Expeditionary Force in the First World War as well as the leader of the punitive expedition into Mexico against Pancho Villa, “Black Jack” Pershing famously refused to allow American troops to be used as replacements in Allied armies, insisting that they remained as their own force.

Often considered possibly the worst general of the First World War, the infamous commander of the Italian Army would lead the disastrous first few years of the Italian Campaign.

The famous Defender of Stalingrad, who went on to command his men through the duration of the Second World War, personally accepting the surrender of berlin in 1945 before eventually serving as Commander in Chief of the Soviet Army.

Often considered one of the greatest villians in the history of Mexico, General Victoriano Huerta toppled the newly established democratic government of Francisco Madero in 1913 and established a dictatorship until he was ousted by rebellion just over a year later.

On of the first American heroes of the Second World War, “Dorie” Miller was a mess steward who took one of the anti-aircraft guns of the USS West Virginia during the attack on Pearl Harbor, his actions making him the first black sailor to receive the Navy Cross.

Due to the ongoing Battle of Manila Project, the regular monthly Biographic post has been canceled for the month of February, to resume as normal on March 10.

Chief of the German General Staff following the mental collapse of General von Moltke when the Schlieffen Plan failed, Erich von Falkenhayn is chiefly remembered for the disastrous bloodbath at Verdun that led to his removal and replacement with Paul von Hindenburg.

The Commander in Chief of the French Army in the Second World War until his removal as France crumbled in late May of 1940, Maurice Gamelin is best remembered for his steadfast loyalty to the Republic and his failures to lead its defense.

The controversial head of RAF Bomber Command during the Second World War, and architect of the strategic bombing campaign that laid waste to German cities.