Green Beret Denied Medal of Honor Is First Test for New Army Secretary
Sgt. 1St Class Earl D. Plumlee was denied the Medal of Honor, the nation’s highest award for valor in combat. When Army Secretary Eric Fanning…
Warrior Monks of Feudal Japan—These Monks Did Not Always Practice Peace
Imagine a Monk What do you see? Do you imagine the traditional Zen Buddhist monks of Japan, shaven-headed men in bright robes sitting in meditation…
War on the Terraces: The Nika Riots
First the stewards and then the riot squad had been unable to deal with the supporters when trouble flared on the stands, and eventually, after…
7 Ex-Mercenaries Who Became Leaders in the English Civil Wars
At the outbreak of the English Civil Wars (1642-51), the country did not have the military experience and fearsome reputation it would later gain. The…
When His Handler Was Killed, This Heroic War Dog Died Of A Broken Heart The Same Day
It is a story that almost seems too sensational to be true, but many who have known the loyalty of a dog might not doubt it…
The Most Gigantic Explosions of The First World War
One of the common techniques used in warfare during the First World War was mining. There were various mines planted under trenches, then detonated to…
Last Battle Of The Vikings On The West Coast Of Scotland
It was the age of the Great Mongol Khans. It was the age of Byzantium, of the Holy Roman Empire. The wars of the Reconquista…
Images of War Roundup – By Mark Barnes
Here we go again with a roundup of recent Great War titles in the Images of War range from Pen & Sword publishers. For the…
100 years on – Looking Back at the Importance of the Battle of Jutland
Lasting roughly 36 hours on May 31st 1916, the Battle of Jutland changed the course of the First World War. It was the only major…
B-29 Doc Gets Certified for Airworthiness!
The B-29 bomber known as Doc may be flying again before the summer is over. On May 20th, the nonprofit group Doc’s Friends announced that…
When History Repeats – The Persian Thermopylae
As they say, history tends to repeat itself. In the winter of 330, the Battle of the Persian Gates was the last stand for Achaemenid…
7 Facts About The Grand Old Duke of York: A British Military Reformer
The grand old Duke of York He had ten thousand men He marched them up to the top of the hill And he marched them…