11 Military Uniforms That Got Soldiers Killed
These days, when we think about dangerous military uniforms we mean shoddily made body armor or badly colored camouflage. But far more disastrous uniforms have…
The “Glorious Glosters” Greatest Battle – When 650 Glosters were up against 10,000 Chinese
Unique in all the British Army, the “Glorious Glosters” wear badges on the front and the rear of their berets. This right was earned in…
The Siege of Numantia: Scipio Shows Young Marius How to Run a Legion
The Roman conquest of Spain was a long and arduous process. Several tribal groups occupied the Iberian Peninsula and each was a fierce and warlike…
Fascinating Abandoned Military Bases From All Around The World
Military bases and installations, built to last only a few years or to support a 1000-year Reich have been left abandoned across the globe. Some…
FANTASTIC – Listen To Audie Murphy Talk About His WWII Experiences
One of the most highly decorated American soldiers of World War II, Audie Leon Murphy, was born on the 20th June 1925. His life story…
SMS Bodrog – The Once-Mighty Warship Which Fired The First Shots Of WWI
Stuck into a muddy river bank, somewhere in Serbia, lies an old, derelict gravel barge. Rusted, useless, and over 100 years old it has limited…
Trying To Topple Saddam – Remembering The Kurdish and Shia Uprisings in Iraq (1991)
Wars should never be seen as anything other than terrible. They have taken place since time immemorial and always for gain of some sort –…
Australians bringing Vietnam War Dead Home for re-burial
Thirty-six Australian soldiers who were killed in the Vietnam War and buried in Malaysia and Singapore will be brought home in June with a full…
US war dead remain missing in North Korea because of Political Stalemate
“Until They Are Home” is one of the most sacred vows of the U.S. military. Between 1996 and 2005, joint U.S.-North Korea search teams recovered…
Ethiopian Korean War Veteran Searches for Orphan He Saved
During the Korean War, Ethiopian soldiers fought alongside the United States in a unit called the United States Forces Korea (USFK). The soldiers fought in…
Degenerate Art Exhibition – When Hitler Declared War on Modern Art
Hitler’s views on art were problematic, to say the least. In 1906, he moved from Steyr, where he attended high school, to Vienna, which was…
TIGER DAY SEES THOUSANDS OF HAPPY FACES AT THE TANK MUSEUM
The WHO team enjoyed another classic day in the spring sunshine at Bovington. Words and photographs by Mark Barnes. Coffee and donuts by Jack Beckett.…