The Shetland Bus – Escape, Survival & Adventure To Keep Norwegian Resistance In The Fight
Europe during the Second World War was a bleak place; German forces invaded Norway on the 9th of April, 1940, and as the country was…
Militracks 2016: One of the the Largest Gathering of German World War II Vehicles
The Oorlogsmuseum Overloon is an impressive Dutch war museum that concentrates on the history of the Second World War in the Netherlands and operation Market…
Michael Wittmann, the Deadly German Panzer Ace Of WWII: Facts and Pictures
Between the myth and reality lies a figure of great importance in the history of armored warfare. Michael Wittmann, the most successful panzer ace of…
Retreat Doesn’t Alway Mean Defeat – Epic Retreats In Military History
Can a retreat ever be considered a success? Most are a sign of failure, as armies pull back from the objectives they seek to take…
Abraham Lincoln – The Civil War President
When discussing the greatest Presidents of the United States, few would leave out Abraham Lincoln, the President who put an end to one of the biggest…
This True Leader Stormed Multiple Japanese Machine Guns In Burma Until Mortally Wounded
Oxford scholar and founder of a literary magazine are just a couple of honors to which a young man might aspire and find himself on…
June 1944 – Rome Falls To The Allies In The Second World War
Celebrations in the Streets of Rome On the June 5th 1944, the people of Rome flooded into the streets to welcome the arrival of the…
1904-5 The Russo-Japanese War: Japan Shatters Russia’s Navy and Global Perceptions
While Japan is today known as a leading nation in terms of technology, this was not the case in the late 19th and early 20th…
These Horrible Chemical Weapons Were Created & Used During the First World War
Often referred to as the “Chemists War,” World War I saw the rise of chemical weapons being used on the battlefield. It all began with the…
The Long Shadow Of Hitler’s Reich – Surviving Buildings From The Nazi Era
The Nazi government under Adolf Hitler saw architecture as a means of imposing fear and respect. Hitler, like many Germans, had an admiration of the…
Warrior Monks of Feudal Japan—These Monks Did Not Always Practice Peace
Imagine a Monk What do you see? Do you imagine the traditional Zen Buddhist monks of Japan, shaven-headed men in bright robes sitting in meditation…
“My Heart Refused Such Sinister Grandeurs” – The Fall Of The Last Napoleon
It was a turbulent time in Europe. The year was 1870, and the Kingdom of Prussia held the reins of power. Prussia’s king, Wilhelm, was…