Recreating Scottish Battles For TV: Starz’s Outlander Series
Starz’s Outlander series, just out of its second season, is growing in popularity. The fantasy-historical-romance hit television series is based on the best-selling books by…
How The American Civil War Even Reached As Far As The Pacific Coast
The American Civil War, despite the country’s relatively small official footprint at the time, stretched across North America, from the Atlantic to the Pacific. Then,…
8 Facts – American PoW Camps – A Necessity Of War, From The Dark Days Of The Civil War To WW2
1. The Beginning of the U.S. PoW System The United States has housed prisoners of war since its inception as a country. During the Revolutionary War,…
7 Medical Innovations Brought About By The American Civil War
During the American Civil War, technology moved at a rapid pace. A war fought on America’s soil was the perfect breeding ground for innovations, particularly…
Seven Facts About A Terrible Conflict – The Cambodian-Vietnamese War
The Cambodian-Vietnamese War took place in the 1970s and was between the Socialist Republic of Vietnam and Democratic Kampuchea. However, the events have been forgotten…
The Response From Overseas To The American Civil War
By the beginning of the American Civil War, the United States was a little more than 50 years of age. They had started to develop relationships…
10 Of The Most Touching and Impressive War Memorials In The World
For an altogether touching, humbling and historically educational experience, do not miss out on these incredible war memorials found around the world. The Vietnam Veterans…
The American Civil War Heads West: The New Mexico Campaign
During the American Civil War, the conflict was not confined to just the federally recognized states of the time. The war moved west. To territories (such…
Banzai Cliff, The Site of Hundreds of Suicides at the End of the Battle of Saipan
Banzai Cliff, also known as Suicide Cliff, was the site of a massive group suicide which took place during World War II. Located on the north side…
Andersonville, The Notorious Confederate PoW Camp In The Civil War
It goes by several names, but there’s no denying the absolute horror that took place in this small location in Georgia. Andersonville and the Andersonville…
Nazi German Special Forces: The Brandenburg Regiment
The Brandenburg Regiment, part of Germany’s Nazi special forces, was created by Captain Theodor von Hippel. Hippel was a military man, who had served in…
Glorieta Pass, The Defining Civil War Battle Which Was Called The Gettysburg Of The West
The U.S. Civil War’s leading contenders were, of course, the Union, made up of the Northern states, and the Confederacy, made up of the Southern…