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The Slave Who Stole A Confederate ship, Met President Lincoln & Bought His Master’s House

In 1862, Robert Smalls stole a Confederate ship, gave it to the Union Army, freed slaves, and met President Abraham Lincoln. After the war, he…

Ticking Time Bombs? The Mines At Messines – Over 1 Million Tons of Explosives – 20 Detonated, 5 Remain, Waiting

Jack Beckett

In 1917, the world was engulfed in war. For the first time, the economics of industry had been applied to warfare on a huge scale.…

Israel to Replace Tank Being Returned by Russia

In 1982, Syrian forces seized a tank from the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) during the First Lebanon War. The Magach tank, based on the US tank…

200 Attend World War II Veteran’s Funeral Who Had No Relatives

91-year-old Serina Vine died May 21st with no living relatives. She never married or had children. For a year of her life, she was homeless.…

The US Marine Corps’ “Longest Day” – June 6, 1918

By Guest Blogger Alan G. Gauthreaux “We wore the army uniform,” wrote Elton Mackin, a United States Marine on the Western Front in 1918, “and…

7 Types of Medieval Armor – From Quilted Cloth to Full Steel Plate

Andrew Knighton

More than any other artifact of war, armor dominates visual images of medieval Europe. From the chainmail carefully stitched onto each warrior in the Bayeux…

Breathtaking Drone Footage Flying Over The First World War Battlefields Of Verdun

In this Drone footage by Gauthier Lefebvre we will take a look at battle for Verdun as we’ve never seen it before. We fly over trenches, inside…

Luck & Death – Superstitions In The Military

Sarah Cooper

Superstitions have been around since the early days of humanity, so it is not surprising that military men have often conjured up superstitious beliefs themselves.…

4 Devastating Surprise Attacks In Military History

In War, surprise attacks, traps and ambushes can help to even the odds in an otherwise uneven fight. Guerrilla fighters can cause terrible damage both…

Ten of the best fighters of WWII??

Over a period of six years of conflict, from 1939 to 1945, aircraft designs had progressed in leaps and bounds. From the obsolete biplane to…

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!…

MOH: Shot In The Face & Wounded by Grenade, Charged Machine Gun Nest But Can’t Remember Doing It

Jeff Edwards

When there is no personal account of the valor it takes to receive a Medal of Honor it is most often because the gallant have…