Europe
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White Roses and Champgne in Châlons: Choosing America’s World War I Unknown (October 24, 1921)
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Selecting America’s World War I Unknown On the morning of October 24, 1921, a U.S. Army sergeant walked into the Hôtel de Ville—the city hall—of…
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Muskets and Barrels at Porto: Twin Strikes on the Douro (March–May 1809)
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Prologue: Empire, Peninsula, and the Wine Country In 1809, Europe was ablaze with the Napoleonic Wars. Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte had swept much of Europe into…
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Blood and Wine at Himera
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A Gateway to Sicily Sicily has always been more than just the Mediterranean’s largest island—it has been the crossroads of civilizations. Phoenicians, Carthaginians, Greeks, Romans,…
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Operation Dragoon: The “Other” D-Day (That Liberated the Vineyards of Southern France!)
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In the shadow of Normandy, another invasion unfolded in 1944—less heralded, but no less vital. Operation Dragoon, when allied infantry and tanks stormed the French…
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Caporetto, Vineyards, and a Game-Changing Gun
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Overview: A Crossroads of Culture and Conflict Northeast Italy has long been a contested frontier where geography, culture, and empire has collided for millennia. The…
Stephen Carney
I have been a military historian, a teacher (college and university), and leadership development professional for nearly 30 years. I spent the last 23 years as a U.S. Army civilian historian. I am now redirecting my passion and experience to create Vivi Bellum!
