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Battle of Talas in 751

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War History Online presents this Guest Article from Hikma History   Pivotal or Overblown? Some battles are seen as landmark moments; their result could be…

How Climate Change Helped the Swedes March Across A Frozen Sea And Defeat The Danes

Shahan Russell

It all started in 1655 during the Second Northern War. Sweden was fighting against the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, Russia, Brandenburg-Prussia, the Habsburg Monarchy, Denmark-Norway, and sometimes,…

“A General’s Upbringing” – Legacy of General John J. Pershing Preserved Through State Historic Site

War History online proudly presents this Guest Piece from Jeremy P. Ämick, who is a military historian and writes on behalf of the Silver Star…

Quickly Raising Armies In The English Civil War – The Infantry, Or Foot, Were Divided Into Two Basic Units, The Pikes & The Muskets

By Guest Blogger Jemahl Evans England in the middle of the Seventeenth Century was the most demilitarized nation in Europe. Contemporary accounts claimed that at the…

Luck & Death – Superstitions In The Military

Sarah Cooper

Superstitions have been around since the early days of humanity, so it is not surprising that military men have often conjured up superstitious beliefs themselves.…

Foreigners Who Fought in Other Countries’ Armies

Andrew Knighton

In the modern world, we expect the people fighting for a country are its citizens. However, throughout history, countries have called upon foreigners to help…

The Tragedy of the SS Cap Arcona – WWII’s Titanic

The SS Cap Arcona was a German ocean liner built in the 1920’s for the Hamburg – South America Line. She was Germany’s answer to…

5 Facts: Amiens, 1918 – The WW1 Battle In France Which Sealed Germany’s Coming Defeat

The Battle of Amiens started nearly 100 years ago in Picardy, France, in 1918. The major combat lasted until August 12th and was a success…

These Commanders Revolutionised Warfare In Their Time

Andrew Knighton

From time to time, a commander emerges with a genuinely transformational approach to warfare. Here are some of those commanders. Phillip of Macedon Alexander the…

Sengoku-Jidai – The Age Of The Country At War In Medieval Japan

Andrew Knighton

From 1467 to 1603, Japan suffered through one of the most painful and tumultuous periods in its history. Central authority collapsed. The nation was divided…

The Amazing Legacy of the Legendary F-16 Falcon – An American Icon

For many modern Americans, General Dynamic’s F-16 Fighting Falcon is the most iconic fighter jet of the United States military. The plane has been in…

Development of the Awe-inspiring Triple Walls of Constantinople

The great city of Constantinople was one of the most impressive and impregnable cities in the world for over 1,000 years. It retained the glory…