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Civil War In Japan – The Last Shogun Marches Toward The End Of An Era

Jack Beckett

On the 27th of January, 1868, the army of the Shogunate was marching toward Kyoto. For more than a quarter of a century, the Tokugawa…

Battle of the Crater: Disastrous Battle for the Union in the American Civil War

Colonel Delavan Bates waited 27 years to receive his Medal of Honor. He was awarded the prestigious accolade in 1891 for “gallantry in action where…

The American Historian Who Took On A Holocaust Denier – Her Story Has Been Made Into A Movie

Deborah Lipstadt is a historian whose recent book, History on Trial, has been made into the movie, Denial. Ask her whether Holocaust denial is still…

WWII Veterans Have Lessons To Teach Us All: One American Veteran Shares His Memories

Living through a harrowing experience, such as WWII, leaves many anxieties in its wake, the least of which are the dreams that your subconscious puts…

Operation Nimrod: The SAS Assault on the Iranian Embassy

Andrew Knighton

On 5th May 1980, the Special Air Service (SAS) stormed the Iranian embassy in London, ending a six-day siege. It was an event that brought…

A Brief History Of The SAS, Britain’s Fighting Elite

Andrew Knighton

Britain’s principal special forces unit, the SAS are perhaps the country’s most famous military unit They are internationally influential experts in special missions. World War…

The American M18 Hellcat Was The Fastest and The Deadliest Allied Tank Destroyer In WW2

Apart from being the most effective American tank destroyer during WWII, the M18 Hellcat also held a speed record in the US tank arsenal until…

The Many Lives Of The Harriet Lane,The Ship That Fired The First Shots Of The American Civil War

Late in the day on April 11th, 1861, the ship Nashville was sailing past Charleston harbor. The crew could see a fleet of ships at…

The History of the Sabre… Not Just for Cavalrymen

The sabre was the traditional cavalryman’s weapon for most of the gunpowder era, and was carried into action long after it had become all but…

From The Vikings To WW2, And Beyond – These Are Some Of The World’s Best Battle Reenactments

War reenactments are not a new thing by any means. From Shakespeare recreating famous British battles in his historic plays, to put upon the stage,…

Unexploded Ordnances – Mines, Grenades, And More – A Leftover Threat From WW2

Lincoln Riddle

From landmines to mortars and bombs, unexploded ordnances still pose a danger to those in their vicinity. Even worse, you may not even know what…

Friends in High Places – Battlefield 1 Trailer Shows Off Awesome Fighter Plane Gameplay!

Is it possible to make the horror of the First World War fun?  Video game developers haven’t attempted it – until now. On October 21,…