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A Battle With Only One Army – Karansebes

Andrew Knighton

Normally, it takes two to make a battle. Occasionally, three or more sides may fight, whether in alliance or all against all. In very few…

Akbar’s Trap: The Khyber Pass Massacre

In the mid-19th century, the Great Game was played out between the Russian and British Empires, primarily for control of Asia. The two powers sought…

The Battle of 73 Easting – The Mother Of All Battles?

The First Gulf War is best remembered for its air strikes. Before the ground-invasion of Iraq, the American-led coalition devastated the enemy with high-tech bombing…

No Better Friend, No Worse Enemy and the Intellectual Genius of General James “Mad Dog” Mattis

Often referred to as the General Patton of the modern era, General James “Mad Dog” Mattis once told a group of Iraqi tribal elders “I…

VC: Killed Leading The Assault On Argentines at Goose Green – Lt. Colonel H Jones Led from the Front

Perhaps it is because the war only lasted ten weeks and occurred during a time period where the US-Soviet Cold War was the backdrop for…

USS Constitution, Built in 1797, The Only Active Ship In The US Navy That Has Sunk An Enemy Ship

“Old Ironsides”, the USS Constitution, has been through it all and lived to tell about it – as her nickname suggests. Built of a study oak,…

6 Brutal Forms of Military Discipline from History

However hard they are trained, all armies face some problems with discipline. Anything from shirking tedious duties to running on a bloodthirsty rampage can undermine…

7 Reasons Why Napoleon Should Have Lost in Italy

  From 1792 to 1797, France fought a multi-fronted war against the First Coalition, the first of many attempts to bring the revolutionary nation to…

Corporal Dunham: First Marine to Receive Medal of Honor Since Vietnam – Jumped on a Grenade To Save Fellow Marines

Jeff Edwards

In the decades following the Vietnam War, there would be conflict, battle, and loss of life.  But for the United States Marine Corps whose tradition…

Normandy Invasion Beaches From a Different Angle

Jack Beckett

Ten years or so ago I was lucky enough to fly along the invasion beaches at 800′ in a C-47. If you ever get the…

Pearl Harbor: 16 Days To Die – Three Sailors trapped in the USS West Virginia

In the aftermath of the attacks on Pearl Harbour during World War Two stories emerged of sailors who were trapped in the sunken battleships, some…

“My plans are perfect” – 5 Victorian Generals Disastrously Promoted Beyond Their Abilities

“Brains! I don’t believe in brains.” – Prince George, Duke of Cambridge and Commander-in-Chief of the British army until 1895. The “Peter Principle”, where people…