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The Battle of Ramillies: One of Marlborough’s Greatest Victories

Andrew Knighton

The Duke of Marlborough was one of the greatest military commanders in British history. His stunning success at the Battle of Ramillies on 23 May…

Kubinka – Amazing Pics of Planes and Choppers Training in Russia

In Kubinka, Russia, on May 5th over 140 aircraft were training for the aviation display at the Victory Day parade, held in Moscow on the…

The Battle of Ankara,1402 – Treachery on the battlefield seals the fates of an Emperor and a Sultan

The Battle of Ankara was fought on the 20th of July 1402. Two of the greatest rulers of their time – Bayezid I The Thunderbolt, the…

Starving Their Own Men: Britain’s Epic Supply Failure in the Crimea

Andrew Knighton

The very least a soldier expects when sent on a campaign is to be fed, clothed and given the necessary equipment to carry out their…

Top 4 Totally Effective Surprise Attacks in Military History

Surprise attacks and ambushes can turn the tide of war. More often than not, the side that has the larger base of industry or manpower…

Battle of Chawinda – Graveyard Of Indian Tanks – The Largest Tank Battle since WWII

Waqas Ali

India and Pakistan had been at war, covertly or overtly, since the latter was carved out of the Indian subcontinent on the 14th August 1947.…

The War of Jenkins’ Ear – And The Defeat Of A Huge British Armada

Colin Fraser

Every year on the last Saturday of May, there is a celebration at the Wormsloe Plantation of Savannah, Georgia. In this Southern city known for…

VC: To Throw His Grenade He Crawled Within 5 Meters of Taliban Sniper When He Was Hit By A Bullet And Killed By His Own Grenade

Not all war stories have a happy ending and, in fact, one might make the case that most do not. This is ever truer when…

P.1000 Ratte – Paper tiger or supertank?

As the beginning of the war swept over Europe, with lightening speed. Hitler felt invincible throughout the first two years of the war. He was…

Four Surprisingly Deadly Battles of the 20th Century

The books of history are filled with stories of wars. History speaks itself for the fact that we have failed at avoiding wars from ancient…

4 Times When Running Away Was the Better Than Standing And Fighting

The Spartan stand at Thermopylae is greatly celebrated, both when it happened and to the modern day. Those men were destined to perish as soon…

8 Things You Need to Know About the 1940 Rotterdam Terror Bombing

The Battle of Rotterdam began May 10th, 1940, and ended with the bombings on Rotterdam May 14th, 1940. German forces saw the Netherlands as an opportune…