THE decree of October 1, 1830, approved by a royal ordinance, March 21, 1831, created two battalions of Zouaves. To perceive the necessity for this body of troops, to understand the nature of the ...

A Fourth of July parade in Capitola, circa 1912-14. Soldiers dressed in French Zouave styled uniforms march along Ocean Front Avenue (today’s Esplanade) to the delight of nattily dressed spectators.

Like an Indiana Jones movie, The Pope’s Legion starts moving from the get-go and doesn’t stop until the very last. The Papal Zouaves themselves lived life like this. As a besieged fighting force, they ...

The Paris Jewish consistory, communal organization, today made public its report on the Constantine massacre, which established definitely that the pogrom was premeditated and well-organized, and ...

The past four years has generated renewed interest in the Civil War. This is not unusual and seems to happen every time we commemorate a milestone in our history. Last week Ann Hallock, Recording ...