Already Wounded from his Gallant Action, Cpl Richard Bush Hugged a Grenade On Okinawa to Save His Marines
For many Marines, the cries for “Doc” on the battlefield signal the end of their time in combat. If the doc can patch them up…
Teddy Roosevelt Leads The Charge Of The Rough Riders At The Battle Of San Juan Heights
Roosevelt’s Rough Riders had been taking fire all morning. They were pinned down, lying flat in the negligible cover of the reeds, rushes and tall…
Frederick the Great, Defeating A Superior Enemy: 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 Origins and History of The Last Post
Chances are, you have heard the notes of the Last Post. The lone notes, played by a military bugler, trumpeting the notes of the song…
This Royal Marine Threw Himself on a Grenade, He Walked Away With a Bloody Nose and the George Cross
He shouldn’t have lived. And in fact, if you were to ask him, he would tell you that at the time he thought for sure…
The Dog That Went on Missions To Bomb Germany And Became A National Hero
In the great tragedy of war, one often needs to find something on which to hold in the darkest moments. For a Czech Pilot at…
The Unstoppable Highland Charge – First Blood in the Jacobite Rising of 1745
Charles Edward Stuart landed on a tiny island off the north-west coast of Scotland with seven others in July of the year 1745. He was…
The Medal of Honor for Peacetime Actions: Appropriate or Not
When people think of the Medal of Honor, they usually associate it with inexplicable acts of gallantry committed under duress and in the face of…
Former US President, George Bush Senior, Was A Naval Aviator Who Was Once Almost Eaten By Cannibals
From George Washington through Theodore Roosevelt up to George W. Bush, many US Presidents were also army veterans. This trait is not to be neglected,…
The Shortest Wars In Military History
Though many wars throughout human history have dragged on for years, others ended far sooner. In fact, the results of some of the quickest wars…
The Lesser Known Custer Brother Picked up Two Medals of Honor in One Week
The name Custer in military history is usually associated with a disaster. General George Custer’s expedition during the Indian Wars famously ended in his last…
This “Rosie The Riveter” Kept Going For 97 Years
“Rosie the Riveter” refers to women who worked in factories during WWII, replacing the men who had been drafted or had joined the military. Priscilla…