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First Recipient of Victoria Cross Picked Up Live Enemy Shell with Fuse Still Hissing, Saving The Ship

Jeff Edwards

Valor in the midst of warfare is nothing new and has been the hallmark of gallant stories throughout history.  But with every medal a nation…

Cockleshell Heroes – The Story of Extreme Bravery, Sacrifice and Endurance – But Was It All Worth It

Colin Fraser

The raid was brilliant and daring. It rattled the Germans in their boots, inspired a surge in the French resistance, and started the age of…

10 Bizarre Uses of Animals in War

Horses have been used as mounts and to transport supplies for thousands of years. Elephants, camels and mules have all served similar functions, as fighting…

Able Seacat Simon – Received Dickin Medal For Heroism On British Ship

Able Seacat Simon was an orphan who grew up on the dockyards of Hong Kong before finding work aboard a British ship. There, he protected…

The Pacific’s Bitterest Battle of the War for the Marines – Peleliu in 24 Amazing Pictures

The Battle of Peleliu began on 16 September 1944 and lasted until 27 November of that same year. United States Marines of the First Marine…

Historical Review: The Last Samurai; the Good, the Bad and the Ugly

The Last Samurai (2003) was a historical epic loosely set during the last great Samurai rebellion of the Meiji Restoration. It is important to note…

“Never Give Way to Barbarians” The British Abyssinian Expedition of 1868: A Matter of Honor

Damien Peters

It began with the taking of eight British civilian hostages in a faraway country about which most people in Britain knew nothing and cared less. By…

Great Moments in Military Engineering

Andrew Knighton

The career of the military engineer may not have the glamor of the fighter pilot or samurai warrior, but throughout the history of warfare, battlefields…

When An Israeli Air Force F-15 Landed Safely With Only One Wing

Joris Nieuwint

In 1983, on the 1st May, in the middle of an air combat session by the Israeli Air Force taking place in the Negev, an…

The Picture Has Become Iconic, But What Happened in this Fallujah House is Legendary

Every war has its iconic pictures that will forever resonate in the minds of the public and most certainly of the men who fought it. …

10 Key Developments in the History of Cavalry

Andrew Knighton

Devastating in their impact, terrifying for both their enemies and their steeds, cavalry units have been a key component of war for most of military…

The Stories Behind 10 Soon to Be Forgotten War Songs

Jinny McCormick

Every war needs a song, we have collected ten songs from the past 300 years that were popular in war. A trip down memory lane!…