An Italian Civil War in Spain: Guadalajara, 1937
Proxy wars have been an ugly feature of military history since ancient times, powerful nations turning others into battlegrounds without risking themselves in full-scale warfare.…
Brown Helped Sack A Korean Fort And Captured Their Flag But Deserted Before He Received His Medal of Honor
To be clear, we are not speaking of the famed 1950-53 Korean War or the loveable cartoon character with a dog named Snoopy. But we…
Battle of Omdurman – When The British With 11,000 Soldiers Took On 60,000 Natives in Sudan, Losing 47 Killed
All through the darkness of the night, a British infantryman waits nervously by the banks of the Nile. The Mahdists, infamously bloodthirsty savages, are just…
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…
The 1,000 Mile Fighting Retreat of the Nez Perce – Native Americans Looking For A Place To Live
The cruel treatment of Native Americans is a long and harsh chapter in American history. Most people remember hearing about the trail of tears and…
8 Reasons Why the Scots Won at Bannockburn
Fought on 23-24 June 1314, the Battle of Bannockburn is one of the most celebrated incidents in Scottish history. Having been conquered by the English…
3 Ways That Gold, Biscuits And Tootsie Rolls Can Influence The Outcome Of Battles!
In the heat of battle, a harmless mistake can turn into a fatal one. This is especially true when supplies get mixed up and troops…
4 French Commanders Who Became Liabilities Because of Ill Health
Even the best of commanders are prone to poor performance when ill health strikes. Several of note have affected the French army during its history.…
10 Reasons Why William Wallace Won at Stirling Bridge
On 11 September 1297, an outnumbered Scottish army defeated the English at the Battle of Stirling Bridge. The most spectacular victory of William Wallace, the…
Outnumbered ten to one – Glorious defeat at the battle of Maiwand
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…
Watch Aircraft Carrier USS Kitty Hawk Battle Freak Waves During Massive Storm
Ever since the Aircraft Carrier has replaced the battleships as the queens of the sea, they have defined what modern sea power is all about.…
Mysterious Death Of Rasputin, The Siberian Monk Who Brought Down The Tsar Of Russia
Grigori Yefimovich Rasputin was born in 1869 in a remote Siberian village but died in a Russian palace on 30 December 1916. Despite his alleged…