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Must-Know Facts About The Bolo Knife – History, Development And Use Of An Iconic Weapon

Imperial forces around the world, whether they came to the battle with muskets and cannons or machine guns and fighter planes, have come to fear…

The Battle of Grytviken – When A Lone Sniper Turned The Tide Of Battle On A Warship – By Martin K.A. Morgan

War History Online presents this guest piece by Martin K.A. Morgan In 1982, Argentina and the United Kingdom fought one another in the South Atlantic…

The Abraham Lincoln Brigade – US Citizens Who Fought Against Fascism in Spain

During the Spanish Civil War (1936 – 1939) a call went out from the Republican forces for communists and socialists around the world to come…

Technologies Which Were Developed In War And Found A Place In Civilian Life

The technology of war is constantly evolving, as old systems are revamped, and new ideas and concepts are created. With two World Wars occurring during…

Five Technologies Developed In War That Found A Place In Civilian Life

The technology of war is constantly evolving, as old systems are revamped, and new ideas and concepts are created. With two World Wars occurring during…

A Soviet Spy Who saved The “Big Three” at the Tehran Conference was 19 years old at the time

During the spy games of WWII, the result of the war was hanging by a thread. Gevorg Vartanian, a young Armenian who joined the Soviet…

Edward A. Carter, Jr. received the Medal of Honor for killing six soldiers and using the surviving two as a bodyshield

Edward Allen Carter Junior was born on May 26th, 1916 in Los Angeles, California. Carter had a unique upbringing. His father was an African-American missionary,…

Blue Angels Fat Albert Crazy Gut-Wrenching Take Off (Watch)

Fat Albert is the name given to a twenty-four-year-old C-130 Hercules aircraft. The Hercules is a troop transporter, and Fat Albert performs an important role…

5 Facts: One of the Most Terrifying Weapons in the World – Flamethrowers

Warning: contains shocking material. This video shows the applications in battle of one of the most psychologically terrifying weapons in the world. What is a flamethrower?…

5 Technologies Developed In War That Found A Place In Civilian Life

The technology of war is constantly evolving, as old systems are revamped, and new ideas and concepts are created. With two World Wars occurring during…

Four Unlikely Movies And TV Shows Inspired By Real Wars

From HBO’s Band of Brothers to Ridley Scott’s, Kingdom of Heaven, many movies and TV shows are obviously based on historical facts. Some have used…

Edward A. Carter, Jr. received the Medal of Honor for killing six soldiers and using the surviving two as a bodyshield

Edward Allen Carter Junior was born on May 26th, 1916 in Los Angeles, California. Carter had a unique upbringing. His father was an African-American missionary,…