This Confederate Blockade Runner Was Built In Scotland But Never Made It To The War
The Confederacy during the American Civil War came tantalizingly close to having its own ship for delivering supplies to Southern ports blockaded by the U.S.…
Circumvallation: How the Romans Mastered Surrounding Towns To Conquer Populations
Of all the armies of the ancient world, the Romans did the most spectacular job of combining military might with engineering skill. This was repeatedly…
Japanese-American Veterans of WWII Shared Their Stories On Veterans Day
Robert Yano and Robert Izumi are Japanese-Americans who fought during World War II. They spoke about their time in the service during events for Veterans…
American Fifth Grade Kids Write Letters To Brighten A Veteran’s Day
Fifth graders in Shepherd, Texas, read about a World War II veteran on Facebook. They’ve never met Gardner Hill, but Ms. Christy’s class at Shepherd…
104-Year-Old World War II Veteran And Retired Judge Has Some Good Advice For Long Life
The first African-American lawyer selected to a federal seat as a judge has words of advice given him by his father if reaching 100 years…
American WWII Parachute Veteran Makes Skydives Again, Aged 91
Over 70 years since Vincent J. Speranza last jumped from an airplane, he was able to do it again. The difference is that, 70 years…
Russian Researchers Study Secret Nazi Weather Station Near the North Pole
A team of Russian researchers are researching the recently rediscovered remains of a secret German World War II weather station on an island near the…
With a Modified Aircraft Machinegun, Corporal Tony Stein Fired His Way Across Iwo Jima and Earned the Medal of Honor
The ability to improvise, adapt, and overcome has long been a core ethos of the United States Marine. While one could find many examples from…
After 39 Soviet Commandoes Took Hill 3234 In Afghanistan, Not Even Hundreds Of Mujahedeen Could Dislodge Them
The Soviet-Afghan War, or the “Soviet Vietnam” as some political analysts called it, was one of the key points in which the decaying superpower came…
10 Medieval Knightly Orders – And What Made Each One Unique
Combining knightly warfare and a monastic lifestyle, the knightly crusading orders were one of the strongest institutions of medieval Europe. Through them, men sought a…
How Muslims Responded To The Crusades
For Muslims living in the Holy Land, the arrival of Christian crusaders from the late 11th century onwards was hugely disruptive. It brought misery to…
The Red Baron: Manfred von Richthofen, Famed WW1 Flying Ace
The greatest fighter ace of the First World War, Manfred von Richthofen, was born on the 2nd of May 1892. Becoming an officer cadet at…