A Dangerous, Essential Job – Spies in the American Civil War
The use of spying in the American Civil War was widespread. Neither the North or the South had a centralized agency to handle these matters.…
Project Acoustic Kitty – The CIA’s Top Secret Spy Cats Project
When Seal Team Six killed Osama Bin Laden in 2011, they did not do it alone. They had help from a Belgian Malinois dog named…
“Double Ace: Robert Lee Scott Jr., Pilot, Hero, and Teller of Tall Tales” – Review by David D. Kindy
By Guest Blogger David D. Kindy Robert Lee Scott Jr.,World War II flying ace and author of “God is My Co-Pilot” is best remembered as the…
Land Forces of the Hundred Years War – A War That Seemed To Have No End
Fought from 1337 to 1453, the Hundred Years War was one of the most significant conflicts of the late Middle Ages. As the Plantagenet kings of…
How Artillery Evolved During The Brutal And Merciless 100 Years War
The Hundred Years War (1337-1453) saw the first appearances of gunpowder artillery in English and French warfare. These fearsome weapons, which had been largely unused…
They Called Him “Mad Jack” – The Sword-Wielding, Bagpipe-Playing Longbowman Of WWII
Once upon a time in France, a soldier attacked his enemies with a sword and a longbow. When not doing so, he enjoyed playing bagpipes,…
Sir Winston Churchill – Britain’s War Leader
In 2002, the BBC launched a nationwide poll asking Britons who they thought the Greatest Briton was. Among those nominated were William Shakespeare and Princess…
When The Finns And The Snow Resisted The Soviet Invasion In The Winter War
As the Second World War was breaking out in Western Europe, the Soviet Union embarked on another war – one in which it would easily…
History from Hollywood: Why Historical Blockbusters Matter to History
Historical movies have a terrible reputation concerning accuracy and are often full of mistakes. They do not usually get praised for the positives they bring to…
James Doohan – Star Trek star shot two snipers on D-Day and was shot seven times in WWII
He saw action during WWII and in outer space. His exploits inspired many to enter the engineering profession, while one followed him to the moon.…
When A Chinese Submarine Appeared In The Middle Of An American Carrier Battle Group
On 11th November 2006, the Commander of the US Navy’s Pacific Fleet at the time, Gary Roughead, made a historic visit to China in a…
Women’s Battalion of Death: First World War All-Female Forces From Russia
As Russia’s soldiers suffered from sinking morale during World War I, the deteriorating and unstable Russian Government threw together a battalion of women fighters in an…