Malcolm Higgins

Malcolm Higgins is one of the authors writing for WAR HISTORY ONLINE

Articles by Malcolm Higgins:

Verdun – Another Lovingly Created WW1 First Person Shooter Game For 2016 (Watch)

With a games market weary from the futuristic warfare of the Call of Duty series – as evidenced by the backlash against the Infinite Warfare…

Veterans Bring Historic Battleship USS North Carolina Back To Life (Watch)

After years of service on the ocean, the USS North Carolina has found a new purpose. She now functions as a museum and memorial in…

History in Five: The Death of Rome’s Most Famous General, Julius Caesar (Watch)

On March 15th, 44 BC, one of the most famous assassinations in history took place. Now, after countless fictionalized retellings of that dramatic event, historian…

The Battle of Wavre – Ten Miles From Waterloo, Another Battle May Have Sealed Napoleon’s Fate

The long struggle of the Napoleonic wars famously culminated in the Battle of Waterloo. Undoubtedly Napoleon Bonaparte’s greatest defeat, this engagement would signal the end…

The Tide Turns On The Unstoppable Mongol Invasion

There are few military forces more infamous and renowned in history than the Mongolian armies of the 13th Century. They swept through Asia and into…

The 100 Days – Napoleon Returns From Exile, Rallying an Army With His Words Alone

The ranks opened suddenly, and a figure stepped into view. He was taller than many of his enemies described him. Taller and leaner, the angles of…

The Battle of Arsuf – To Win the Day, One Man Must Defy His Own King

Beneath the relentless beating of the midday sun, under a seemingly endless rain of arrows, The Grand Master’s patience had all but run out. Garnier…

The Battle of Morgarten – Against All The Odds, One Small Army Changed the Course of European Military History

The supremacy of heavy cavalry and mounted knights on the battlefield came to an end one cold November morning in 1315, and it began with…

The Devil of Rabaul: Japanese Ace of Aces With 88 Kills Who Died in the Passenger Seat

“In the ocean of the military, reflective of all distinguished pilots, an honored Buddhist person.” So translates the name awarded to Japanese pilot Hiroyoshi Nishizawa…

5 Military Technologies Invented In WWI That We Still Use Today

The evolution of military technology is an ongoing process, and breakthroughs in new weapons and defensive systems make the news every year. However, many staples…

The Knights Templar – The Rise and Fall of the Greatest Crusader Order

A crimson cross emblazoned on a white background; a simple design, perhaps, but behind it lies one of the most remarkable stories in the history…

The Impenetrable Castle of Krak des Chevaliers Was Captured With A Single Sheet of Paper

A hulking edifice of sun-bleached stone, Krak des Chevaliers loomed against a clear blue sky. How many men had died to hold those walls, and…