Dog | War History

Wars Fought For Stupid Reasons: Stray Dog Caused War Between Greece and Bulgaria in 1925

Wars had started over land, resources, religion, and politics. When people say that “wars have been fought over less,” however, they’re usually right; in 1925,…

WWI Allied Officers Feared Stray Dog and Cats Could Be Spies

Ian Harvey
spies

In preparation for the WWI centenary this month, the National Archives are releasing new documentation, one of which suggests a dog and two cats may…

Two Cats and One Dog Make for Unexpected German Spies

Ian Harvey
Spies

The British National Archives have published documentation revealing details into possibly the most loveable spies their forces ever encountered in WWI. In 1915, three suspected…

The Heroic Paradogs of World War II

Ian Harvey

First, he learnt how to find and identify minefields, he protected his fellow soldiers on battlefields, he parachuted under a storm of German anti-aircraft on…