History | War History

The Ranger and the Drake: John Paul Jones Brings the American Revolution to Britain

Gabe Christy

Early in the morning of April 24, 1778, a strange ship lay at anchor just off of Carrickfergus, Ireland. HMS Drake, the nearest English ship…

The Abraham Lincoln Brigade – US Citizens Who Fought Against Fascism in Spain

During the Spanish Civil War (1936 – 1939) a call went out from the Republican forces for communists and socialists around the world to come…

Military Reforms of King Henry The Eighth – He Built Up A Modern Fighting Force In Medieval England

Andrew Knighton

When Henry VIII became King of England in 1509, he inherited a nation that was not strong in war. England’s recent wars had mostly been…

The Jokyu Rebellion: How Japan’s Imperial Family Failed to Retake Control of Their Nation

Andrew Knighton

When a rebellion breaks out in an empire, it is usually against the emperor. During the Jokyu Rebellion of 1221, the Japanese Imperial family rebelled…

A 20th-Century Siege in 1809: The Second Siege of Zaragoza

Gabe Christy

Many consider bitter house to house fighting to be a 20th-century invention, and a 21st-century norm. But in 1809 one Spanish city, Zaragoza, resisted French…

The Allies’ Secret Mustard Gas Cargo Made the Attack on Bari an Even Worse Disaster

Elly Farelly

On December 2, 1943, Germany launched an air attack on the Italian town of Bari on the Adriatic coast. The town was important strategically as…

Saint Nazaire The Best Raid of WW2: Massive Intel, Courage, Sacrifice and Big Explosions

A little after 1:20 AM on March 28, 1942, searchlights on both sides of the Loire Estuary flooded the waterway to reveal a convoy. Twelve…

The Bravery Of This Japanese-American Soldier On His First Day Fighting In WW2 Is Astounding

During the Italian Campaign of World War 2, German troops were faced with a sight they had never expected: Japanese-American soldiers. These troops were members…

As The US Navy Does Away With Enlisted Rates, We Look At Their History

The weight of the United States Military has always rested soundly on the back of its non-commissioned officers. In the Navy, these men and women…

Woodrow Wilson, America’s 28th president – A Man Of Many Contradictions

Shahan Russell

Thomas Woodrow Wilson, America’s 28th president, was a man of many contradictions. He wanted to keep America neutral during WWI, yet he also declared war…

How the Royal Navy kept order, Through Caning, Flogging, and Hanging

By the end of the 18th century, the wooden walls of England, as her Navy was so often called, was comprised of one of the…

How An Explosion In Northern New Jersey Put 62,000 People Onto The Front Lines Of WW1

By October 1918, the 1st World War was winding down. It was clear to most observers that the Western Allies would be victorious. Life in…