9 Reasons World War I Became Inevitable
The First World War was a conflict of unprecedented scale and destructiveness. Though its impact was unexpected, the arrival of war itself was not. Though…
What Happened To Gestapo Chief And Nazi War Criminal Heinrich Müller
A veil of mystery follows the name “Heinrich Muller” since his disappearance in 1945, after the fall of Berlin. Mueller was the head of Gestapo…
Top 10 German U-Boat Aces of WWII
The following is a list of the top ten U-Boat commanders in WW II. It is based upon the number of ships they sank and…
Was It Really A War Crime – Thousands of Germans Died in American POW Camps In 1945
For all but fringe debaters on the subject, the book is closed. The horror and death caused by maltreatment or murder in German, Japanese and…
The Battle of Pliska – a Byzantine military disaster
Though they clung to the name of the Roman Empire, the Byzantines never achieved the glory of their predecessors. Theirs was an empire in slow…
4 Great British doctors of the First World War
Success in war is as much about avoiding death as about inflicting it. In modern warfare, doctors, nurses and field medics are as vital to…
The True Story of Two American Fighters Who Took on the Japanese Attack at Pearl Habor Probably a Little Hungover
The nuances of military history are often lost to the passage of time and with the men who could give first-hand accounts. As much as…
Maurice Gamelin and the Fall of France 1940
The French Were Led by Maurice Gamelin At the start of the Second World War, the French general staff were led by General Maurice Gamelin,…
C-17 Globemaster, A-10, C-130, And US Paratroopers in Action – This is What Modern “D-Day” Looks Like (Watch)
One of the most pivotal and game-changing moments in the Second World War came on the 6th of June, 1944. It was a date that…
Reporting The Second World War – Review by Mark Barnes
This is a book after my own heart. I left it sitting on the shelf for a bit too long as I waded through other…
An Island Too Far: The disastrous Sicilian Expedition
Sparta and Athens fought the epic Peloponnesian War over several decades, which involved massive battles on land and sea, it saw one of the first…
When The Allies Attacked Oran And Were Annihilated By Vichy French Soldiers
After the fall of France during WWII, a puppet regime was established, with its administrative center in the town of Vichy, declaring itself The Vichy…