Never Let your Age Be an Excuse: 78-year Old Revolutionary War Hero Samuel Whittemore Didn’t
The Revolutionary War, or the War of American Independence if you’re not American, was full of awe-inspiring stories of bravery and daring. Ardent patriots stood…
The Lockheed U-2 and the SR-71 Blackbird – Top Secret Spy Planes
The Lockheed U-2 and SR-71 ‘Blackbird’ are two planes about which there is not a lot known. Here we will learn some facts about them.…
Britain’s first Great Navy
War History online proudly presents this Guest Piece from John S. Richardson The Roman Empire is best known for its Army Legions who ruled the then…
Into The Jaws Of Death, Into The Mouth Of Hell, Rode The Six Hundred – By Mistake
The Charge of the Light Brigade was a relatively minor engagement, in a single battle of a rather pointless war, that was put under a…
Starving Their Own Men: Britain’s Epic Supply Failure in the Crimea
The very least a soldier expects when sent on a campaign is to be fed, clothed and given the necessary equipment to carry out their…
The Glorious First of June Broke One Of The Rules By Which We Understand Battles
The Glorious First of June broke one of the rules by which we understand battles – that there can be only one winner. After the…
Isandlwana 1879: Spear-wielding Zulu Warriors Surround and Destroy British Riflemen
During the 19th century, the sun did not set on the globe-spanning British Empire. It was not an inherently evil institution, and many good was…
Victory In Battle: Nader Rose From Nothing To Become King of Kings Of The Persian Empire
Nader’s dark eyes flashed fiercely and his black beard bristled as he watched the decimated Mughal infantry crash into his center. He was stationed with…
The Unmatched Discipline Of The Prussian Army Under Frederick The Great: Leuthen, 1757
The snow muffled all sound save the moan of the wind. The winter skeletons of trees showed black against the blank canvas. Grey sky heavy…
The Disastrous Attack Which Led To George Armstrong Custer’s Last Stand
George Armstrong Custer is one of the most infamous figures in American military history. A cavalry commander whose style was based on instinct and showmanship…
Battleships and Cannons: Admiral Nelson Crushes the French Fleet At Alexandria, Egypt
Rear-Admiral Horatio Nelson, the rising star of the British Royal Navy, had been pursuing the fleet of the French Republic around the Mediterranean for the…
Custer’s Controversial Battle of Little Bighorn
It is generally accepted that the Native Americans suffered terribly from the western movement of White Americans, but it is a misconception that all Native Americans…