Trinity Site, Where the First Atomic Bomb Was Detonated – A Place that Changed the World
In 1945 the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki saw firsthand the destructive powers of the nuclear bomb. The atomic bomb decimated both cities and…
The Most Impressive Roman Construction in Britain – Hadrian’s Wall
Though long since reduced to ruins, the line of Hadrian’s Wall is still visible through the countryside of northern England, from Bowness on the west…
A Force to be Reckoned With – Mercenaries in the Hundred Years War
There have always been soldiers motivated more by pay than by their cause. In the Hundred Years War, many of these men fought in freelance…
Teddy Roosevelt Jr: Awarded the Medal of Honor For Heroism During D-Day: He Was 56 and Walked with a Cane
Former President Teddy Roosevelt was quite the amazing man. Sure, he was our nation’s youngest president and founder of the Bull Moose party, but he…
Ironclad Warships Battle it Out – The Battle of Hampton Roads In The Civil War
The Battle of Hampton Roads was an American Civil War battle fought at the meeting point of three rivers very close to Chesapeake Bay. A showdown…
A Look Into a Hidden WWII Battlefield – Diving into D-Day
A visit to Normandy gives a real sense of WWII, the impact of D-Day and the devastation that occurred once those brave young allied soldiers…
Alexander’s First Great Cavalry Charge and the Last Stand of the 300 Sacred Band
Alexander is well known as one of the best commanders of all time. His accomplishments are even more remarkable given his youth. Alexander had two great…
WW2 German Ace Stumbled Across a Crippled B-17 and Escorted It Home
Truly touching moments of humanity, ethics and morals are rather rare in warfare. The Christmas Truce of WWI was an excellent example of such humanity,…
The Argentinian Side of the Falklands War
The Falklands War is often perceived, from the British perspective, as a victory that confirmed the British imperial status in the post-WWII world. It won…
Fromelles: The Worst 24 Hours In Australia’s Military History – July 19th 1916
Horrifying loss was the defining feature of the First World War. For much of 1916, the focus of that horror on the Western Front was…
The Battle of Ramillies: One of Marlborough’s Greatest Victories
The Duke of Marlborough was one of the greatest military commanders in British history. His stunning success at the Battle of Ramillies on 23 May…
Civil War Spies – The Bureau of Military Information
In 1959, Edwin C. Fishel of the National Security Agency found files concerning the Bureau of Military Information within the records of the Army of…