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Longbow and Broadsword in WW2 – The Early Service Of Fighting or “Mad Jack” Churchill

To those he fought beside, Jack Churchill seemed like a man without fear, but to those he faced in combat, he was a terrifying figure,…

The last battle of the Vikings – Fighting The Scots

Jack Beckett

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…

When His Handler Was Killed, This Heroic War Dog Died of a Broken Heart the Same Day

Jeff Edwards

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…

12 Reasons Why the Falklands War Was A Closer Call Than You Think

Andrew Knighton

The Falklands War is looked back on by many as a forgone conclusion. Lasting only ten weeks, and it resulted in clear British victory. But…

The Great Siege of Gibraltar: 1779-1783 France & Spains Failed Attempt To Take The Rock

Gibraltar is small bit of land, but it is full of history; it is a little under 3 square miles in area, with most of that…

Albert Göring, Despised the Nazi Regime – Saved Countless Jews & Dissidents, Unlike His Brother

Hermann Wilhelm Göring was one of Adolph Hitler’s earliest supporters and the second most powerful man in Nazi Germany. Founder of the Gestapo (the secret…

U-570 – The Only Ship To Be Captured By An Aircraft!

There were many extraordinary events in the Battle of the Atlantic, the contest between the Germans and the Allies for control of the sea lanes,…

Australia’s Pearl Harbor – The Bombing of Darwin By 242 Japanse Aircraft

At 9:58 AM, February 19th, 1942, the humming drone of Japanese fighters and bombers was heard over Darwin, Australia. The residents, soldiers, and sailors of…

5 Ideologies That Have Inspired Soldiers

Andrew Knighton

Warriors need a reason to fight. Sometimes self-interest is enough, men and women fighting for pay or self-defence. But more often than not, ideology plays…

John Glenn, Astronaut and Senator Flew 59 Combat Missions In WWII And Shot Down 3 Russian MiG-15s in Korea

Colin Fraser

John Glenn, born July 18, 1921, was the oldest living former U.S. senator until his death on December 8. Before his 25-year career in the…

10 Interesting Facts about Karl Donitz, The Last Führer of the Third Reich

Karl Donitz, the Commander in Chief of the Kriegsmarine (Navy of the Third Reich), served as the last president of Nazi Germany. He was also the creator…

When Julius Caesar Was Kidnapped, He Laughed When He Heard Their Ransom Demands And Told Them To Ask More!

Long ago a 25-year-old Roman author, poet, priest, and aristocrat was kidnapped by pirates. Rather than plead for his release, however, he ordered them to…