Ethan Allen, Benedict Arnold, & the Green Mountain Boys – Capture of Fort Ticonderoga
Fort Ticonderoga, located on the southern shores of Lake Champlain, New York City, was very vital during the Indian and French War as well as…
Romania Narrowly Avoided Getting Bombed by the Soviets
On the 77th anniversary of the Nazi invasion of the Soviet Union, Russia published secret documents from the Second World War including an order dated…
Seeds of Revolution – Castro’s Rise Despite a Series of Disasters
In 1940, Cuban President Fulgencio Batista was elected as president. By 1952, Batista took nearly complete control of the government. As a result, the 26th…
Daring Female Secret Agents of WWII
The slightest slip or one wrong word might have blown their cover and reveal them for what they were. Betrayal, too, was an ever-present threat.…
The Mysterious “Plague Fort” of St. Petersburg
Not far from the famous port city of Kronstadt you can see the walls of an artificial island, called Fort Emperor Alexander or the “Plague”…
Operation Goodwood – Good, Bad and Ugly for Montgomery
In July 1944, Allied armies were fighting the Nazi German occupiers in Normandy, northern France. They had successfully gained a foothold and were pushing inland…
TeT Offensive – Nightmare for Hue City
After the launch of the Tet Offensive campaign on January 30, 1968, in South Vietnam, a series of battles were fought between the southern Army…
Cold War Recon – 5 Soviet and Warsaw Pact Reconnaissance Vehicles
The Soviet Union and its Warsaw Pact allies used a wide range of vehicles for reconnaissance during the Cold War. Main battle tanks and infantry…
Best Warriors in the World – 5 of the Top Special Forces Units
When the mission is close to impossible, and drastic measures are needed to get crucial things done in the face of huge odds, this set…
Korean War MIA Soldiers Remains Coming Home
At the beginning of June, the President of the USA, Donald Trump, met with the North Korean Leader, Kim Jong-Un, for a series of talks…
Private Colonialism: The American Filibuster Who Became President
In what was a golden era for political opportunists. Filibusters seemed to thrive in the mid-19th century. The main driving aim of filibusters was imperialism,…
The Heat Is On! Tankfest 2018
Friday is now heralded as rehearsal day with a limited program in the arena. It was possible to have a choice of spots to snap…