In The 1970s, The U.S. Considered Invading The Oil-Rich OPEC Countries
In 1973, the oil embargo was enforced against the U.S. by the Arab oil-producing states because they were unhappy with the aid the U.S. supplied to…
The Day of the Rangers – The True Story That Inspired The Movie Black Hawk Down
When Ridley Scott’s “Black Hawk Down” came out in 2001 it had all the features that make a great movie. As well as drama, tension…
Heart-Rending Documentary Film About The Staggering Human Cost Of WWII
This thought provoking visualization will show you what the human cost was during World War Two. It sums not just the military deaths but also…
What if Hannibal Won at Zama? A Carthaginian Empire? Rome Destroyed?
Hannibal Barca was easily one of the most talented tacticians in the ancient world. He gave the Romans a good handful of crushing defeats. He…
(Watch) 5 Myths Busted About The Mysterious Japanese Warriors: The Ninjas
Ninjas are Japanese warriors that are skilled in the art of Ninjutsu. People think they know a lot about ninjas due to the way they’ve…
Tiny Australian Town Remembers The 13 Men Who Never Returned From The First World War
The small town of Kojonup saw its population swell from 25 to 300 recently, drawing local residents and visitors from other states who attended to…
US And South Korean Missile Destroyers In Fresh Show of Force to North Korea
The US and South Korean navies exhibited a show of force in the Sea of Japan, the latest in a series of displays of military…
Trying To Topple Saddam – Remembering The Kurdish and Shia Uprisings in Iraq (1991)
Wars should never be seen as anything other than terrible. They have taken place since time immemorial and always for gain of some sort –…
8 Military Disasters Brought About By Timid Generals
Recklessness can be a bad thing in a commander, getting the people beneath them killed by an excess of innovation and risk taking. But so…
Massive US Submarines Breaking Through Ocean of Ice in the Arctic (Watch)
Check out the Video of the US Navy Submarine USS Hartford emerging from ice during the ICEX 2016. The U.S. Navy’s ICEX, or Ice Exercise,…
Russian T-55 Battle Tank In India – “It Works Very Well”
The Indian cantonment of Aurangabad was given a Russian T-55 tank recently by the nation’s army in recognition for providing the greatest number of soldiers…
Joseph Stalin’s Hated Son Died In A Nazi Concentration Camp In World War Two
Everyone knows Joseph Stalin, but most aren’t familiar with his familial life, particularly his eldest son, Yakov. The tumultuous relationship between father and son created…