The Not So Noblewoman Who Turned Pirate
Her small fleet of three ships flew a bloody red banner and struck terror into the heart of the French fleet. The image many people…
Will the Last WWII Medal of Honor Recipient Lie in State?
Only four WWII Medal of Honor recipients are alive. From the top brass in US politics to the common people all around America, honoring US…
Pitch Invasion – The Football War
The next day the Honduran team was transferred to the stadium in armored vehicles. The history of human kind has seen a number of wars…
Purple Heart Stockpile: The WWII Medals Still Being Issued
By the end of the war, over one million wounded or dead US servicemen from the war received the Purple Hearts. During WWII, the United…
When The Earth Had a Ring About it- Project West Ford
The US military believed that the Soviet Union could attack an undersea cable. The American space program landed people on the moon and has contributed…
Potato Masher Turned to Chips – WW1 Grenade Found in Hong Kong
Employees of a potato chip factory in Hong Kong discovered a German hand grenade. More than a hundred years have passed since the First World…
“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.…
Spanish Galleons: The Stallions of The Sea
Their presence was vital to protect these heavily laden and incredibly valuable ships from attack by foreign powers and pirates. Emerging in the mid-16th century,…
‘Wind ‘em up!’ – The ‘Hero of Cologne’ Rides Sherman One More Time.
With the customary shout of “Wind ‘em up,” the Sherman roared to life, lurched forward and then clattered down the street. If Clarence Smoyer was…
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…