Waqas Ali

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I have an undying love for history and spend most of my free time going through history books or articles online. I’m greatly intrigued by the conflicts in the past century as well as those that took place a 1000 years ago!
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Articles by Waqas Ali:

Dam Busters – Destroying Dams with ’Bouncing Bombs’

When tensions begin to rise in Europe and Germany began its fast paced rearmament program, the British Air Ministry started to survey the country for…

B-17 Flying Fortress – The Classic American WWII Bomber

Strategic bombing missions had properly begun during World War 1 and the post-war years saw a number of world powers working on the development of…

Battle of Chawinda – Graveyard Of Indian Tanks

India and Pakistan had been at war, covertly or overtly, since the latter was carved out of the Indian subcontinent on the 14th August 1947.…

Al-Andalus, a Melting Pot of Faiths in the Iberian Peninsula

Jewish people have often faced persecution throughout history, and across many states. At the start of the 8th century, the technologically and numerically superior Muslims…

The Attack on the Spy Ship USS Liberty – When Israel Attacked America

After the 1948 Arab-Israeli war, Israel had established itself as a force to be reckoned with and a state that was here to stay. The…

Battle of Monte Cassino – Breaking through German Defense into Rome

From 1943 till 1945, Italy was occupied by Nazi Germany and acted as a puppet state, called the Italian Socialist Republic and led by the…

Biggest Amphibious Invasions in Modern History

In this article, we are going to look at the five large amphibious landings from recent history, many of which took place during WWII. 5. Battle of Inchon…

Up Close And Personal With The Browning .50 Caliber Machine Gun

The quest for automatic weaponry has been around since the invention of the gun itself, and war engineers have always tried their best to design…

When the Soviets Shot Down A U-2 Spyplane, The Cold War Turned Hot

The Lockheed U-2 also known as the “Dragon Lady” is a high altitude recon aircraft that was built in 1957 to gather a range of…

When the Soviets Shot Down A U-2 Spyplane, The Cold War Turned Hot

The Lockheed U-2 also known as the “Dragon Lady” is a high altitude recon aircraft that was built in 1957 to gather a range of…

B-17 Flying Fortress – Top Facts About the WWII American Bomber

Strategic bombing missions had properly begun during World War 1 and the post-war years saw a number of world powers working on the development of…

Up Close And Personal With The Browning .50 Caliber Machine Gun

The quest for automatic weaponry has been around since the invention of the gun itself, and war engineers have always tried their best to design…