Raising Funds For A Memorial To Veterans Of Recent Iraq And Afghanistan Wars
Andrew Brennan, a young former Army pilot, is learning that plans to build a monument to those who participated in what is referred to as…
Battle of Busan Perimeter, The First Major Conflict in the Korean War
Busan Perimeter The Battle of Busan Perimeter took place in the fall of 1950 and was one of the first major conflicts of the Korean…
World War II Pacific Theatre Tourism On The Solomon Islands
When many are looking to combine their love of war history with a tropical getaway destination, they head straight for Hawaii. However, do not miss…
The Poor Man Who Almost Killed Genghis Khan With An Arrow To The Neck: He Became The Khan’s Best General
Genghis Khan was the ultimate conqueror. He founded and expanded one of the largest empires the world has ever seen. He made this empire by…
Marcus Luttrell – Lone Survivor of One of the Bloodiest Days in the History of the SEALs
It was the single deadliest mission in Afghanistan for US Navy SEALs. Only one would live to tell the tale, and he survived only because a…
Outnumbered 10 to 1 – In The Korean War, UN forces Held Off A Chinese Force 10 Times Their Size For Two Days
The Battle of Chipyong-ni has been labeled as ‘the Gettysburg of the Korean War’ and has been singled out as one of the greatest regimental…
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…
5 Historic Paratrooper Landings In Military History
The title “paratroopers” remains a prestigious one, representing those soldiers brave and skilled enough to take part in airborne landings against enemy positions. Changes in…
Never Too Old To Fight – 78-year old Samuel Whittemore Became A Hero In The Revolutionary War
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…
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…
Remembering A Rebellion With A Massive Model In Lego (Watch)
In 1916, while Europe was gripped by the horrors of the First World War, another conflict was about to change history in Ireland. On Easter…
P.1000 Ratte – Paper Tiger or Nazi Super Tank
As the beginning of the war swept over Europe, with lightening speed, Hitler felt invincible, at least for the first two years of the war.…