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1917: How One Year Changed The World Opens March 17 At The National Museum Of American Jewish History In Philadelphia

Co-organized by the American Jewish Historical Society in New York  Exhibition is first to illustrate how three events of a single year—America’s entry into World…

Krieg 1916 – A Powerful Project to Remember the Impact of War

  Krieg 1916 is an ongoing project run by Hendrik Jan Vermeulen about the impact of war. The project is called Krieg because it is…

A Desperate Fight to the Death: RMS Carmania Vs. SMS Cap Trafalgar 1914

Gabe Christy

In September 1914, WWI had only just begun. Europe was plunged headlong into the greatest conflict yet seen, but a victory for either side was…

Hadrian’s Wall – The Most Impressive Roman Construction in Britain

Though long since reduced to ruins, the line of Hadrian’s Wall is still visible through the countryside of northern England, from Bowness on the west…

Collected Pictures of the WW2 Battle of Kursk – The Biggest Tank Battle Ever

The Battle of Kursk was a World War II engagement between German and Soviet forces on the Eastern Front near Kursk in the Soviet Union…

He Was The First North Korean Pilot To Defect, And He Took His MiG-15 With Him

Joris Nieuwint

It was September 1953, the war in Korea had ended almost two months previously, the ceasefire had been signed and adhered to by both sides.…

Operation Sealion: Hitler’s Doomed Plan to Invade Britain

Great Britain’s success in holding out against Nazi Germany has become the stuff of national legend. The only country in Western Europe to successfully stand…

Commanding Thousands – Approaches to Generalship on Ancient Battlefields

Modern generals are granted access to a multitude of communication and information gathering technologies from satellite imaging to UAVs and infantry equipped with cameras. Ancient…

When a WW2 German Ace Stumbled Across a Crippled B-17 and Escorted It Home

Truly touching moments of humanity, ethics and morals are rather rare in warfare. The Christmas Truce of WWI was an excellent example of such humanity,…

The Mystery of Hitler’s Secret ‘Werewolf Bunker’

Hitler’s ambitious campaign of dominating the European continent gave us the horrors of the death camps and a deadly World War; it also left us…

Top American Civil War Sites To Visit Today

The American Civil War was one of the bloodiest wars fought on American soil. Many of the war sites found throughout the eastern half of…

Seven 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…