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8 Military Disasters Brought About by Excessive Conservatism

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…

Top 10 Disturbing War History Urban Legends

There’s a grain of truth in every urban legend and with that said, here are ten disturbing urban legends that rose up throughout the history…

Disastrous Reconnaissance Failures From Military History – From The Ancient Rome To The Civil War

Andrew Knighton

Few things are more important in war than knowing what is going on. Good intelligence, such as that gathered by the British after cracking the…

10 Noblemen Who Fought in the French Foreign Legion

Nikola Budanovic

Established in 1831, the French Foreign Legion gathers adventurers from all over the world, often ones with a criminal past, who are looking for a…

7 Battles Where Terrain was Decisive

Andrew Knighton

Whether used well by a skilled commander or ignored by a disastrous one, terrain can play a huge part in deciding the outcome of battles,…

Top 10 Funniest Scenes from War Movies

Damian Lucjan

Ladies and Gentlemen, we proudly present to you a list of 11 funny scenes from War Movies! As we all know, war is brutal, sad,…

10 Strange Facts About Sir Winston Churchill

Lincoln Riddle

Winston Churchill may be most well known for his time spent as the Prime Minister of Great Britain during World War II, but he contributed…

Dad’s Army Arnold Ridley Went From real British Soldier to Playing One on TV

David Herold

They say gaining real life experience in any given field is the only way to truly learn something, to help you retain the valuable information…

The Real Assassins – Legends – History and Myths

Who were the Order of the Assassins? The year is 1090. A secret order later referred to as the Order of the Assassins begins it’s…

20 Gut Wrenching Images Of Kids of War

Damian Lucjan

Wars are always started by the adults, but not only adults take part. War does not spare anyone, so armed kids aren’t a rare occurrence.…

Outnumbered Ten To One – Rallying To The Flag Until The End

Jack Beckett

It was the 27th of July, 1880. In the incredible heat of the high Afghan summer, an army of two and a half thousand men…

The Last Shogun – First Shots of the Boshin War

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…