Best Generals in the Napoleonic Wars
Napoleon Bonaparte is considered by many people to be the best military strategist of all time. However, he was not the only one who performed…
Civil War Sniper Jack Hinson Was Hell Bent on Revenge
An old proverb dictates that, “revenge is a dish best served cold,” but to Southerner Jack Hinson, revenge tasted best when he was consumed with…
Experience 2 Days in WWI Trenches to See How it Was – Man Builds a Replica
Andy Robertshaw, 62, is a military historian with a specialization in World War I. He has spent a year and a half turning a one-acre…
The B-17 Flying Fortress in 26 Images
It is a fact that the American B-17 Flying Fortress remains among the most produced bombers in history, only trailing the B-24 Liberator and German-made…
The Start of the BIG campaigns 73,000 Strong – Operation Torch in Photos
Operation Torch was a collaborative invasion of North Africa by British and American forces, which ran from the 8th to the 16th of November…
Machine-Gun Girl: Collaborator Executed 1500 People
On August 11, 1979 in the city of Bryansk, Antonina Makarova was sentenced to death. She became the first of three women given a death…
Predators of the Seas: Life Inside a U-Boat – In 41 Images
The Treaty of Versailles had a number of clauses that were designed to tamp down on Germany’s desires to keep advancing military technology after World…
The 82-Day Battle of Okinawa Began With the Largest Amphibious Landing in the Pacific Theater
The Battle of Okinawa began just a few weeks before Germany surrendered to the Allies. It was the last major engagement in the Pacific Theater…
He charged punching with one hand, knife in the other: Last seen taking on 40 Koreans, none survived
It is easy to forget, when we look at images of masses of troops, or huge crews on ships, or pilots lined up with their…
Today in Military History – September 22nd
1862: President Abraham Lincoln Issues the Emancipation Proclamation Following the Union victory (draw) at Antietam (Sharpsburg), the President’s proclamation freed all slaves who were still…
Hollywood Needs Ranger Reenactors for the Maisy Battery Story
US Army D-Day Rangers and Wehrmacht re-enactors are being sought by US film producer Hugh Daly to take part in the hit US TV show…
Panzer VIII Maus – Germany’s “Breakthrough” Tank Dozens of Photos
The Third Reich repeatedly attempted to create a super heavy tank. However, for a number of reasons, they were unable to organize their mass production…