Pat Murphy - Calgary's Business

Stalin, Hitler and the fatal mistakes of Operation Barbarossa

Posted by Pat Murphy | Jun 13, 2021

The other came six months later when, in the immediate aftermath of Japan’s attack on Pearl Harbour, he declared war on the United States

Posted by Pat Murphy | Jun 4, 2021

While the president’s domestic popularity was high, he met a Soviet leader who showed him no respect as a result of the Bay of Pigs disaster

Posted by Pat Murphy | May 27, 2021

As historically-inspired dramas go, the eight-part PBS series Atlantic Crossing is unusually authentic

Posted by Pat Murphy | May 19, 2021

Recent election results provided a comfortable majority for parties committed to a second referendum on Scottish independence

Posted by Pat Murphy | May 11, 2021

Rather than being delivered to a firing squad or scaffold, Napoleon was exiled to St. Helena, a remote island in the South Atlantic