Mary Edwards Walker is the only woman ever awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor, challenging the conventions of her time at every step of the way.
Some of history's greatest people have been omitted from a lot of the textbooks.
Ira Hayes famously raised the flag on Iwo Jima and has gone down in history, but few know the harrowing story of this Native American Marine.
Blackbeard used intimidation and psychological warfare to dominate Atlantic trade routes in the early 1700s.
Ching Shih commanded the largest pirate fleet in history and bent empires to her will.
Artemisia I survived naval warfare through cunning, deception, and ruthless strategy.
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