Keeping Out of Combat: How the Swiss Fought to be Neutral
There is no better example of a nation learning its political and military lessons the hard way than the process by which Switzerland adopted the…
Royal Concerns: How The King Protected His Children During WWII
While the life of a royal might be hard for many of us to imagine, we can nevertheless empathize with a father’s desire to protect…
Gulf War Vets Use Virtual Reality to Treat PTSD
It is estimated that 11 – 20% of soldiers who served in Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) and Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) suffer from Post Traumatic…
Terrifying Potential – Most Advanced Tank of WWII Never Saw Action
It has been said that it’s not the size of the dog in the fight that counts, but rather the size of the fight in…
Women Attracted to War Heroes According to UK Study
The University of Southampton in the United Kingdom has published a study showing that women are more attracted to war heroes than to other…
Navy Seal Helps Mission Impossible Score Big in “Fallout”
Mission Impossible: Fallout has proven such a worldwide smash in just a few weeks that it belongs now in a rare category: a follow-up film…
Comrade Specialist Flipper? Dolphins and Sea Lions in the Military
The use of dogs and horses by the military is common knowledge but less well known is the fact that the military has trained both…
Army Awards Contract for Nonlethal Weapons in Afghanistan
The United States Army has awarded a $650,000 contract to PepperBall for nonlethal guns. The weapons are designed to shoot paintballs filled with pepper spray…
Climate Change Is Not the Primary Cause of Violent Conflicts in the World
The media repeatedly reports that areas like Syria, Nigeria and Iran have developed conflicts in part due to water shortages. A belief exists that climate…
Cruel and Unusual? Fact and Fiction About Punishment in Ancient Rome
There are numerous tales of cruel and unusual punishments in ancient Rome. One of the tales in Livy’s History tells of how Tarpeia was punished…
“Secret” Military Bases Hiding In Plain Sight
You won’t find any of these locations on a tourist map, but all of them are real, important, and maybe just a little bit scary…
Russians Replace AK-74M With Redesigned Rifles
The Russian military is replacing their AK-74M assault rifles with the new AK-12 and AK-15 models. The Russians have wanted to update their assault rifles…