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…
Before Paris, There was Rome: the Forgotten Front
The New York Times Army correspondent in North Africa and Italy during the Second World War was a man named Herbert Mitgang. On June 5th,…
Man vs Tanks – Infantry Anti-Tank Rifles of WW II
The 20th century saw extensive use of a new kind of warfare on land, sea and in the air. The battlefields were continually changing, from…
The Iconic Churchill Tank in 31 pictures
The tank that had the honor of bearing the name of Winston Churchill easily falls into the category of one of the most iconic British…
The Royal Wedding: Military Pageantry and Dress Blues
The Royal Family and the British Armed Forces are historically intertwined. Queen Elizabeth II is the commander-in-chief of the British Armed Forces and Prince Harry…
Dragon Wagon – Keeping Armor Moving
I’ve been interested in World War II since listening to my uncle’s tales from his experiences in the European Theater. I couldn’t get enough of…
Tide Turns at Midway – A Promise Kept
In 1942, the tumultuous tides of the Second World War turned against Singapore as Imperial Japan rolled over its minimal forces, taking approximately 25,000 prisoners. …
Revolutionary War Tech: The Ferguson Rifle
Within the context of the use of small arms in linear warfare, the American Revolutionary War was a conflict dominated by the musket. Smoothbore muzzleloaders…