Ride along with J.E.B. Stuart’s swashbuckling Confederate caval- BRINGING HISTORY INTO ACCORD WITH THE FACTS IN THE TRADITION OF DR. HARRY ELMER BARNES MEMOIRS OF THE CONFEDERATE WAR FOR INDEPENDENCE The Barnes Review BY HEROS VON BORCKE VOLUME XV NUMBER 2 MARCH/APRIL 2009 BARNESREVIEW.COM his is a power-packed and highly detailed personal memoir of Heros von Borcke’s year and half Tof active service on the staff of the legendary Confederate cavalry of General J.E.B. Stuart. Von Borcke was Benedict an aristocratic 26-year-old former lieutenant in the Prussian Army when, in 1862, he took passage on a blockade runner to Arnold’s Charleston, South Carolina. With little command of English, and having Corrupt burned all of his letters of introduction just prior to his vessel’s inspection by Associates Yankee blockaders, von Borcke presented himself at Richmond unknown and friendless. He was eventually placed as a civilian adviser to • Waxhaw Massacre revisited Stuart, and soon became a ful northern Virginia countryside, and the commissioned officer on the many fine families that dwelt in the area. staff, and one of Stuart’s clos- He also describes deadly conflict with fed- • ‘Bloody Banastre’ Tarleton est confidants. A giant of a eral troops on numerous occasions, his man, he was a gallant and hair-raising escapes and dangerous mis- • Van Dyke on Washington chivalrous fighter. He seems sions. This is a wonderful must-read, and to have been in the thick of would be an excellent book for even those • A Prussian Johnny Reb every scrum, and was often who are but casually interested in the his- entrusted with special courier tory of the Civil War. • Soviet-American plot to kill Patton assignments by Stuart. Through this, we get wonderful glimpses of Memoirs of the Confederate War for Indepen - many of the great heros of the Southern side, • The demonization of Dr. David Hoggan dence by Heros von Borcke (softcover, 399 pages, including Lee, and especially of Stonewall #516, $23 minus 10% for TBR subscribers) is avail- Jackson, who shows a wonderful, sensitive side to able from TBR BOOK CLUB, P.O. Box 15877, • Prison interview with Sylvia Stolz von Borcke, not often seen by others. We also Washington, D.C. 20003. Add $3 S&H inside the get an inside look at Gen. J.E.B. Stuart himself: a U.S. Email [email protected] for best S&H rates to • Revisionist describes ‘50 days in the Gaol’ dedicated soldier who let it all hang loose when your nation. Call 1-877-773-9077 toll free to the smoke cleared. The author’s lyrical prose is charge to Visa or MasterCard. delightful, especially when describing the beauti- LEFT, JOHANN AUGUST HEINRICH HEROS VON BORCKE BRINGING HISTORY INTO ACCORD WITH THE FACTS IN THE TRADITION OF DR.HARRY ELMER BARNES the Barnes Review A JOURNAL OF NATIONALIST THOUGHT & HISTORY MARCH/APRIL 2009 O VOLUME XV O NUMBER 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS CORRUPT ASSOCIATES OF BENEDICT ARNOLD HEROS VON BORCKE:PRUSSIAN REBEL HENRY FORD WILLIS A. CARTO Even before Benedict Arnold turned his coat and joined His first name was Heros, and he really was a hero. 4 forces with British spies, other forces were working to 34 He came from Germany, eager to help the Southern corrupt the great general. Henry Ford, the celebrated indus- States in their struggle for freedom. trialist, first told this story in his newspaper, The Dearborn Independent, but it fell into the memory hole. NEW BOOK SAYS USSR IN ON PATTON PLOT PAUL T. ANGEL ARNOLD’S LETTER TO THE AMERICAN PEOPLE It has long been rumored, but now a new book con- BENEDICT ARNOLD 37 firms that the mysterious death of Gen. George Pat- Few are aware of the fact that the most famous traitor ton was no fluke, and William Donovan, director of the OSS, 14 in earlyAmerican history wrote an open letter to the in- precursor of the CIA, set up the killing. And that the Soviet habitants of America in which he explains why he betrayed Union may have finished what Donovan could not. them and seeks to justify his behavior. Weconstantly hear that he was simply no good. It is interesting, for once, to see things DEMONIZING AN HONEST HISTORIAN from “the other side,” even if we still feel he should have been hanged like his confederate, Maj. John Andre. DANIEL W. MICHAELS World War II was unnecessary. David Hoggan, a Re- BENEDICT ARNOLD:HIS RECORD CLARIFIED 39 visionist historian, explained why in his works. Re- sult: The powers-that-be resolved to destroy his life. THE BARNES REVIEW STAFF To give the devil his due: As a daring military leader, MY 50 DAYS IN THE GAOL 16 Arnold made vast contributions to the founding of the United States. He distinguished himself again and again, as DR.FREDRICK TÖBEN when it became necessary to invade Canada, and “Admiral” First he had 40 days in Teheran at the international Arnold built a whole fleet from scratch to defend Lake 44 holocaust conference, and that was all right, but then Champlain against the British armada. he had 50 days in a British jail, and that was none too enjoy- able for this famous Revisionist historian. REVISITING THE WAXHAW MASSACRE JOHN TIFFANY AN INTERVIEW WITH SYLVIA STOLZ Accounts differ as to what triggered the incident, but GERARD MENUHIN 18 British-led troops (mostly American Tories) at Wax- The author, an anti-Zionist Jew (and son of the fa- haw, Carolina proceeded to murder U.S. POWs—mostly un- 49 mous musician), seeks to bring the world the truth armed Virginians—in this little-remembered massacre of about Sylvia Stolz, an attorney whose only crime was that 1780. They say 113 were killed in cold blood that day, but she forcefully defended her client in today’s Germany. perhaps another 150 were wounded, most of whom died in the next few days. HITLER’S SECRET HEADQUARTERS:PART I CAROLYN YEAGER &WILHELM MANN BANASTRE TARLETON:WAR CRIMINAL? This issue we bring TBR readers the inside scoop on PAUL T. ANGEL 52 Hitler’s activities within his secret headquarters, as He was the most hated officer in the British army first told exclusively in the German language by a close as- Features: 20 during the American War to Secede from the British sociate of the Fuehrer, Hermann Giesler. Personal from the Editor: 2. Empire. His cruel treatment of prisoners and wounded colo- Editorial—Adventures in holocaust denial: 3. nials is legendary. But did he deserve his reputation? . VENGEANCE AS A COUNSELOR Benedict Arnold’s navy 17. JOAQUIN BOCHACA ESQ. Francisco’s fight or flight of fancy? 21. YES,WASHINGTON WAS AN AMERICAN Winston Churchill said, “Nothing is more costly, A letter to Martha Washington. 25. DR.HENRY VAN DYKE 58 nothing is more sterile than vengeance." He and the Home Shopping Section. B-1 to B-8. His was a life well worth living, the honest life, the Allies in general should have taken his advice, or should 22 useful life, the unselfish life, cleansed by devotion to have listened to the Chinese proverb: "He who seeks History You May Have Missed: 32-33. his ideals. George Washington battled for justice, real liberty vengeance must dig two graves: one for his enemy and one Töben’s arrest warrant: 48. and equality. But was he really British, or American? . for himself.”. Letters to the Editor: 51. Personal from the ASSISTANT Editor THE BARNES REVIEW Thank You for 15 Great Years . So Far! Editor & Publisher: WILLIS A. CARTO Assistant Editor: JOHN TIFFANY Managing Editor/Art Director: PAUL ANGEL irst, we’dlike to thank our readers, writers and support- Advertising Director: SHARON ELLSWORTH ers for the fact that TBR is now celebrating its 15th year Board of Contributing Editors: in print. This is a fantastic accomplishment, considering RICK ADAMS ERICH GLIEBE LADY MICHELE RENOUF Providence, Rhode Island Parma, Ohio London, England F that we publish forbidden truths. In particular, TBR is PETER HUXLEY-BLYTHE PROF.RAY GOODWIN HARRELL RHOME,PH.D. by far the largest circulation periodical ever to probe Nottingham, England Victoria, Texas Corpus Christi, Texas into what really happened and did not happen during World War JOAQUIN BOCHACA JUERGEN GRAF GERMAR RUDOLF Barcelona. Spain Basel, Switzerland Gulag Germany II with regard to the alleged genocide and homicidal gassings of MATTHIAS CHANG, J.D. M.R. JOHNSON,PH.D. VINCENT J. RYAN European Jewry—the great taboo subject of the early 21st century. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Harrisburg, Pennsylvania Washington, D.C. Several other, smaller newsletters and periodicals have tried to ROBERT CLARKSON, J.D. RICHARD LANDWEHR HANS SCHMIDT Anderson, South Carolina Brookings, Oregon Pensacola, Florida cover the subject of the holocaust, but most have quickly faded TREVOR J. CONSTABLE DANIEL W. MICHAELS EDGAR STEELE from the scene. But not TBR. And for that, you are responsible. San Diego, California Washington, D.C. Sandpoint, Idaho You can talk about anything else here in the Land of the Free, HARRY COOPER EUSTACE MULLINS VICTOR THORN Hernando, Florida Staunton, Virginia State College, Pennsylvania but ask too many public questions about the “holocaust” and you DALE CROWLEY JR. RYU OHTA FREDRICK TÖBEN can suddenly become a pariah. Look at our editorial on page 3 Washington, D.C. Tokyo, Japan Adelaide, Australia and you will see that, for example, in Christendom today, it’s OK SAM G. DICKSON, J.D. GRACE-EKI OYAMA JAMES P. TUCKER JR. 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