History | War History

Dad’s Army Arnold Ridley Went From real British Soldier to Playing One on TV

David Herold

They say gaining real life experience in any given field is the only way to truly learn something, to help you retain the valuable information…

How The Introduction of Military Drill Changed Warfare Forever

Andrew Knighton

The arrival of gunpowder led to many changes in warfare. One of the most important was the introduction of the military drill. A method of…

Some of the Scariest Nuclear Bomb Accidents in History

Nuclear bombs, the ultimate weapons of mass destruction. It would stand to reason that a ridiculous amount of safety protocols would exist to prevent an…

Fascinating Abandoned Military Bases From All Around The World

Joris Nieuwint

Military bases and installations, built to last only a few years or to support a 1000-year Reich have been left abandoned across the globe. Some…

That Day The Serbs Did The Impossible And Shot Down An F-117 Nighthawk

Shahan Russell

The Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk was a stealth fighter that was so advanced for its time that it remained a secret for a long time. What…

The Amazing Story of the Merrills – Reunited Years After Each Thought the Other Dead

Andrew Knighton

War often tears families apart, leaving them mourning those lost to violence or the deprivation that follows. But sometimes their stories have a happy ending.…

Military Uniforms That Got Soldiers Killed

Andrew Knighton

These days, when we think about dangerous military uniforms we mean shoddily made body armor or badly colored camouflage. But far more disastrous uniforms have…

A Valiant Fight To The Death – 62 Against 3000

Gabe Christy

“These are not men; they are demons!” This was Mexican Colonel Francisco De Paulo Milan’s response when presented with the only French survivors of the…

The Deadly Defiant, A Game-Changing British Warplane in WW2

The 1930s were an age of aeronautical experimentation. All around the world air forces were trying new and fascinating designs, searching for the perfect combination…

Major General Smedley Butler: This War Hero Was No Fan of War

Jeff Edwards

The excitement of war had no doubt enthralled the young Smedley Butler. He became a US Marine Corps Major General, the highest rank achievable at…

This Hellish Campaign Has Been Largely Forgotten: The Aleutian Islands During World War II

WWII had some very distinct theaters of war. When people think of the war in the Pacific thoughts, go to the sprawling jungles of Guadalcanal…

I-17 & the Shelling of the Bankline Oil Refinery – February 23, 1942 – by Martin K.A. Morgan

Thanks go to Marty Morgan for this wonderful article. Two months after Pearl Harbor, World War II raged around the world in places like the Philippines…