The First Gulf War – Ten Fast Facts
#1 – The first Gulf War in 1990 lasted less than a year and took place between an Allied coalition led by the United States and…
The Battle of Trafalgar, One Of The Greatest Battles In Military History
Early on in the Napoleonic Wars, Napoleon had grand plans to invade Great Britain. Conquering that region would leave him free to pursue other conquests…
Second World War Coastal Bunkers in Dire Need of Government’s Attention
After the outbreak of the Second World War, Britain relied on a significant volume of food and other supplies provided by the five hundred princely…
The Ranger and the Drake: John Paul Jones Brings the American Revolution to Britain
Early in the morning of April 24, 1778 a strange ship lay at anchor just off of Carrickfergus, Ireland. HMS Drake, the nearest English ship…
A Top-Secret U.S. Nuclear Base Under Ice in Greenland Could be Exposed by the End of the Century
Global warming was really not included in the long list of dangers to the humanity back in the early days of the Cold War; the…
At Last, Inappropriate Pokemon Go Locations are Being Removed
Pokemon Go uses a GPS-based virtual reality system to automatically generate important in-game locations – “pokestops” and “gyms” – at real-world land landmarks, however, some…
8 Facts About The Hardest Day in the Battle of Britain, When All Was Almost Lost
The Hardest Day in the Battle of Britain took place on August 18th, 1940 when the German Luftwaffe decided to try and destroy the UK…
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…
Top 4 Totally Effective Surprise Attacks in Military History
Surprise attacks and ambushes can turn the tide of war. More often than not, the side that has the larger base of industry or manpower…
Meet Chief Dog Sinbad, The Cheerful and Brave Coast Guard Mascot of WW2
The Coast Guard Cutter Campbell steamed out from New York in the winter of 1937. Like most peacetime cutters, she was patrolling the American coast,…
P.1000 Ratte – Paper Tiger or Nazi Super Tank
As the beginning of the war swept over Europe, with lightening speed, Hitler felt invincible, at least for the first two years of the war.…
These Four 20th Century Battles Were Surprisingly Deadly
The books of history are filled with stories of wars. History speaks itself for the fact that we have failed at avoiding wars from ancient…