Youtube Series Uses Video Games to Teach Military History
A few avid fans may remember the short-lived series’ Time Commanders and Decisive Battles over a decade ago that used the video game Rome: Total…
Author: William Mclaughlin
Articles by William Mclaughlin:
Trafalgar: The Destruction Of Napoleon’s Navy That Saved Britain From French Invasion
Early on in the Napoleonic Wars, Napoleon had grand plans to invade Great Britain. Conquering that region would leave him free to pursue other conquests…
Isandlwana 1879: Spear-wielding Zulu Warriors Surround and Destroy British Riflemen
During the 19th century, the sun did not set on the globe-spanning British Empire. It was not an inherently evil institution, and many good was…
“Into the jaws of Death, Into the mouth of Hell, Rode the six hundred” – By Mistake
The Charge of the Light Brigade was a relatively minor engagement, in a single battle of a rather pointless war, that was put under a…
Jan Žižka: The Blind and Undefeated General of the Hussite Wars
Few generals throughout history can say that they were undefeated over their career, fewer still can be credited with doing so with a mob of…
Top 4 Most Decisive Ancient Naval Battles
Ancient naval battles were quite risky; they involved massive investments in money in building ships and trained manpower for rowing and marines. Contrary to popular…
“the greatest fighter pilot story of WWII” held off 30 German fighters from attacking a squadron of B-17 bombers for over half an hour
During WWII, he single-handedly protected a bomber squadron against German planes… even when he ran out of ammo. They called him the “One Man Airforce”…
378 Adrianople: Rise of the Barbarians And The Beginning Of The End Of The Roman Empire
The Fall of Rome was an arduous, drawn-out process, lasting centuries in the West to over a thousand years in the East. The so-called “barbarians”…
The Battle of Actium: Agrippa’s Victory, Octavian’s Glory
Rome after Caesar’s death was a place of great uncertainty. Caesar had a long road to secure power and had finally secured it, and seemed…
The Oldest Ever Evidence of Warfare Revealed: a 10,000-year-old Massacre.
Research recently published from an archeological dig near Lake Turkana in Kenya shows strong evidence of warfare among hunter-gatherers. Though it has often been suggested…
1302 Battle of the Golden Spurs: Flemish Butchers and Weavers Defeat French Professional Knights
Heavy cavalry ruled the battlefield in the middle ages, starting way back around the battle of Adrianople. The common system of hierarchal feudal rule was…
The 1,000 Mile Fighting Retreat of the Nez Perce – Native Americans Looking For A Place To Live
The cruel treatment of Native Americans is a long and harsh chapter in American history. Most people remember hearing about the trail of tears and…