Folly and Futility: The Iraq-Iran War 1980-1988
While news of wars throughout the global south often flies in and out of Western headlines with little fanfare or attention, the Iraqi invasion of…
This “Accident” May Have Changed the Course of WWII
It’s fascinating to look at how history can be changed from a single incident, or in this case, accident. That is what happened during the…
Custer vs J.E.B. Stuart – The Day Two Cavalry Legends Faced Off at Gettysburg
In the muggy heat of July, 1863, two armies met in the small town of Gettysburg, PA in a battle that would decide the fate…
Naval Battle of Elli: Greeks Defeat the Ottomans
Although few major military conflicts occurred in the decade preceding World War I, the Balkan Wars initiated the fall of the Ottoman Empire were a…
The Stirrup: Genghis Khan’s Deadliest Weapon
Though most of us have never given such an unremarkable, humdrum object a second thought, the humble stirrup, used by horse riders for much of…
Getting Along with Russians – 1944 American Army Guide
With World War II coming to an end in 1944, the United States War Department published a 57-page booklet entitled “A Pocket Guide to the…
New Exclusive Tours Explore Battlefields of World Wars in France
The National WWII Museum is taking travelers to the battlefields of France – which saw combat during World War I and World War II –…
Subatai – the Dog of War & The Mongol’s Most Accomplished General
Every legend has roots in historical fact, and there are few characters whose legendary feats and accomplishments can match those of the famed Mongol warlord…
Artillery Beasts – Railway Guns in 33 pictures
The idea of creating a huge-caliber gun on a railway platform dates from the 1800s when trains revolutionized the transport industry, but these Goliaths reached…
Franco and Hitler Train Remains Unrestored
Spanish dictator General Francisco Franco met with Adolph Hitler on October 23, 1940, at the Hendaye train station in western France to discuss a potential…
ANZAC “History War” Debates Australia’s Role
War history is often a hotly-debated subject, and this is particularly true among historians in Australia, where “history wars” persist years and decades after the…
Tank Museum Director Awarded ‘Order of the British Empire’
The director of the Tank Museum, Richard Smith, has been awarded the Order of the British Empire in the Queen’s 2018 birthday honours list. He…