{"id":940,"date":"2021-06-11T13:55:56","date_gmt":"2021-06-11T12:55:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lawrencepaterson.com\/?page_id=940"},"modified":"2021-06-11T13:55:56","modified_gmt":"2021-06-11T12:55:56","slug":"history-of-war-cover-article-the-kaisers-gamble-2021","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/lawrencepaterson.com\/?page_id=940","title":{"rendered":"History of War Cover Article: The Kaiser&#8217;s Gamble, 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"793\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lawrencepaterson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Kaiser.jpg?resize=793%2C1024\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-941\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lawrencepaterson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Kaiser.jpg?resize=793%2C1024 793w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lawrencepaterson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Kaiser.jpg?resize=232%2C300 232w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lawrencepaterson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Kaiser.jpg?resize=1190%2C1536 1190w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lawrencepaterson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Kaiser.jpg?w=1359 1359w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 793px) 100vw, 793px\" \/><figcaption>HISTORY OF WAR ISSUE 94 IS ON SALE NOW!<br><br>Our cover feature this issue is &#8220;The Kaiser&#8217;s Gamble&#8221;: an in-depth look at how Wilhelm II&#8217;s role influenced Germany&#8217;s unrestricted submarine warfare during WWI. Historian Larry Paterson unearths whether the Kaiser was really to blame for the Germans&#8217; doomed U-boat strategy that ultimately led to their defeat.<br><br>Our main interviewee this month is Cuban-American veteran Colonel Johnny Lopez de la Cruz. To commemorate the the 60th anniversary of the Bay of Pigs Invasion, Lopez de la Cruz reveals his part in the American-led attempt to topple Fidel Castro in 1961. He recalls fighting with the CIA-sponsored &#8220;Brigade 2506&#8221;, escaping from captivity in Havana and even meeting President John F. Kennedy.<br><br>Also in Issue 94:<br><br>-Frontline: Polish-Soviet War<br>-Great Battles: Crete, 1941<br>-Heroes of the Medal of Honor: William Harvey Carney<br>-Operator&#8217;s Handbook: Peashooter P-26A<br>-Prince Philip: Pride of the Royal Navy<br>-Q&amp;A: Searching for Brunanburh<br>-Museums &amp; Events<br>-Reviews<br>-Artefact of War: Knight&#8217;s Spur<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-940","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/P7wRQt-fa","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/lawrencepaterson.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/940","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/lawrencepaterson.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/lawrencepaterson.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/lawrencepaterson.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/lawrencepaterson.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=940"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/lawrencepaterson.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/940\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":942,"href":"http:\/\/lawrencepaterson.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/940\/revisions\/942"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/lawrencepaterson.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=940"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}