The Last Samurai: The True History Behind The Film
The Last Samurai is a pretty solid, although underrated film. The action is well done, and the fusion of old and new, as well as…
Four Valiant Stands From Both World Wars: These Men Kept Up The Fight When All Hope Was Lost
The Lost Battalion of WWI The Americans were eager to make their mark when their boys finally entered the Great War. The Americans had no…
A Dangerous Job: Clearing Unexploded WW2 Bombs In The Pacific
There are divers who search for wrecks under the sea in the hopes of finding treasure, but those from Operation Render Safe, are diving for…
From The Roman Empire To The Atom Bomb – Four Military Technologies Stolen From the Enemy
In war, one side often adopts the tactics or weapons of another. A lot of the time this is a matter of small shifts, the…
The US Marine Corps’ “Longest Day” – June 6, 1918
By Guest Blogger Alan G. Gauthreaux “We wore the army uniform,” wrote Elton Mackin, a United States Marine on the Western Front in 1918, “and…
Movie Mistakes – The Worst Things Hollywood Gets Wrong about Ancient and Medieval Battles
Personally, I love Hollywood historical epics no matter how ridiculously inaccurate they are. Anything that gets history out in the world is okay with me.…
History from Hollywood: Why Historical Blockbusters Matter to History
Historical movies have a terrible reputation concerning accuracy and are often full of mistakes. They do not usually get praised for the positives they bring to…
When A Chinese Submarine Appeared In The Middle Of An American Carrier Battle Group
On 11th November 2006, the Commander of the US Navy’s Pacific Fleet at the time, Gary Roughead, made a historic visit to China in a…
Paul von Lettow-Vorbeck: Leader Of The Greatest Guerrilla Operation Ever – Against The British
Paul von Lettow-Vorbeck has been called the leader of the “greatest single guerrilla operation in history,” by Edwin Palmer Hoyt, an American writer of military…
Age of Sail – The Many Types Of Ships Used In The Napoleonic Wars
It is a common misconception that the Navies of the Napoleonic Wars used only massive ships, crewed by hundreds of men, which would slowly close and…
“The End of Man’s Valor”: The History of Artillery From Ancient Rome To World War Two
Around 379 BC, King Archidamus of Sparta summed up the impact of artillery on infantry. When shown a huge bow capable of flinging giant arrows…
From The Civil War To WW2 – American PoW Camps Were A Necessity Of War
1. The Beginning of the U.S. PoW System The United States has housed prisoners of war since its inception as a country. During the Revolutionary War,…