The Bombardier Brown Bear who Fought at Monte Casino
The soldiers initially kept him hidden, but this proved to be increasingly difficult as he began to explode in size. War history is full of…
“Turtle” of 1776 – The First ‘Submarine’ Ever Used In War
The first large-scale example of submarine warfare took place in the First World War, with German U-boats sinking a number of Allied ships, and by…
The Battle of Towton: The Bloodiest Battle Ever Fought On English Soil
The Wars of the Roses in the fifteenth century featured a number of brutal and bloody battles between the Royal Houses of Lancaster and York.…
The Deadliest Civil War In History & Second Deadliest War Ever Fought
For countless centuries, China has suffered protracted periods of invasion and counter-invasion, insurrection, conquest, and war. Many of the deadliest of these wars occurred in…
The Three Hundred & Thirty-Five Years’ War – The Longest War In History
Most wars in history have lasted from a few months to a few years. A few have lasted over a decade, even fewer a couple…
When Japanese Forces Occupied American Soil
While most people know about the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in Hawaii, which happened on December 7, 1941, far fewer people know that six…
When The Egyptian Mamluks Crushed The Formerly Unstoppable Mongol Army
At the time of Genghis Khan’s birth, the Mongols were but one of a number of nomadic tribes who inhabited the steppe of northeast Asia.…
The Shortest War In History 5 British Warships Pounded the Palace in Unison
The five British warships pounded the palace in unison. War is generally a protracted affair, dragging on for years and involving multiple battles, invasions, movement…
The Deadliest German Sniper Of WW2 Fought on the Eastern Front With Such Accuracy
Such hunting experience was perfect preparation for Hetzenaue’s later duty as a sniper in the Wehrmacht. Of all the nations who fought in the Second…
Lucky or Unlucky? The Man Who Lived Through Two Atomic Bombs
Even at this distance, the blast blew out both of his eardrums and left him temporarily blinded One of the most significant events of the…
We Were Soldiers – Lt. Gen. Hal Moore
What the American troops quickly discovered was that they had walked into a trap “Hate war, love the American soldier,” was a mantra that legendary…
WWII Snipers & The Rifles They Used To Rack Up Huge Scores
While snipers were widely deployed by most of the various nations involved in the Second World War, no army really developed or produced a rifle…