Did You Know Michael Caine is a Korean War Veteran?
On his very first night, he witnessed a Chinese attack on a position to his left. Michael Caine is one of the most well-known and…
Wacko But True: The Baboon Who Served in WW1
Due to the baboon’s superior hearing and night vision, he was able to warn the troops about approaching enemies. Of all the animals likely to…
Genghis Khan: A Visionary Leader or a Brutal Conqueror?
Genghis Khan also encouraged philosophers, mathematicians, scientists and artists from all over the empire to meet and work together. Genghis Khan is one of the…
“Join the Navy, see the world!” Only After we Have Kidnapped You of Course
Groups of ten to twelve sailors or soldiers would roam port towns and cities looking for men to press into naval service. “Join the Navy,…
The Only VC Recipient of Battle of Britain His Plane in Flames Continued to Chase The Bf 110
His first experience of battle in the skies almost turned out to be his last. Britain’s Royal Air Force Fighter Command (the RAF Fighter Command),…
Gas Gas Gas! Its First Ever Use – Ypres 1915
On April 22, 1915, the Germans released 6,000 canisters – around 168 tons – of chlorine gas. Of all the weapons developed and deployed by…
Spy Once, Live Twice – A Legendary Double-Agent Faked His Death For 36 Years
He served in a Spanish Republican cavalry unit – an experience he couldn’t wait to get past. Juan Pujol Garcia’s remarkable life story reads like…
Braveheart: Fact or Fiction? The Real William Wallace
The Scottish infantrymen, armed with pikes and spears, managed to successfully defend against an English cavalry charge. The name William Wallace, once known only by…
Beyond Brave: The First Ever Recipient Of The Victoria Cross
He sprinted over to the shell, picked it up, and dumped it overboard, where it exploded in the ocean a mere second later. Of all…
The Origin Of Plastic Surgery: The Battlefields Of WWI
After the Battle of Jutland in May 1916, Gillies had to deal with a huge influx of patients who had suffered horrific facial wounds. War…
The Airman Who Fell 18,000 Feet Without A Parachute & Lived
Faced with a terrible choice – that of burning to death, or falling to his death, Alkemade chose the latter option. Aerial combat, like naval…
Forget Tanks: Meet The War Elephants of The 21st Century
AK-47 rifles, RPGs, pistols and revolvers, a few artillery pieces, and some homemade firearms. They also, however, have war elephants. The mention of the phrase…