History | War History

Attack on Mexico City Prepared Beauregard for Defense of Petersburg

Before his time defending Petersburg from Union forces, Rebel General Pierre Gustave Toutant-Beauregard learned how to command, strategize, and organize armies during the Mexican-American War.…

Armed with Only Bottles British Soldier Awarded VC in Korea

It can often be said that anything is a weapon if you are creative enough. An entrenching tool used to dig a defensive position earned…

“Stoned” Soldier Started Mutiny in India to End British Rule

Herbert Kikoy

On the afternoon of March 29th, 1857, a Sepoy of the 34th Bengal Native Infantry (BNI) took aim at his English officer and fired the…

Sir Ben Kingsley as Nazi Adolf Eichmann in New Film “Operation Finale”

Otto Adolf Eichmann went down in modern history as a man of great evil, priding himself with the death of 6 million people. He became…

The Sweater That Survived The Holocaust

For many people, the Holocaust evokes images of trains, masses of people often sick and starving, and gas chambers used for mass executions. For one…

Soviet Jew with Nazi Name Awarded Medal for Courage in WWII

The name of the leader of the Third Reich became a household name. It is associated with numerous crimes against humanity. However, few people know…

31 US Presidents Have Served In the Military

Military portrait of Dwight D. Eisenhower + Military portrait of Jimmy Carter + Military portrait of George Washington

Well over 50 percent of the men who’ve served as president of the United States have also seen service in the military – in war,…

17 Women to 1 Man – Generations of War May Explain Ancient Mystery

Several millennia ago men were in an unusual position.  According to recent studies, genetic diversity–specifically the diversity of the Y-chromosome–virtually collapsed over the course of…

Fast Battleships of WWII: South Dakota Class in Photos

During the late 1930s, as the world drew closer to the Second World War, the General Board of the United States Navy met to discuss…

Rommel Defeats the Free French: Battle of Bir Hakeim

In 1942, the army of the Free French lost the Battle of Bir Hakeim against Rommel in the North African desert. However, in war, sometimes…

Argentine Air Force Pilots in the Falklands

In May and June 1982, a group of Argentine pilots in 20-year-old A-4B Skyhawk attack aircraft seriously troubled the British forces in the Falkland Islands…

Butcher Cumberland & the Last Highland Charge – Battle of Culloden

The Jacobite uprising emerged with the purpose of returning James II of England and VII of Scotland to the throne. From 1688 the Jacobite’s provoked…