Extremely Effective Tactical Formations Of Military History
The formation of a unit could be decisive in a battle. In a case where all things were otherwise equal, the commander who knew how…
The Battle Of Britain, The Most Famous Aerial Battle In History
The most famous aerial battle in history, the Battle of Britain was a hard fought and desperate struggle to hold back Nazi Germany. Having launched…
Alvin York, Who Single-Handedly Captured 132 Enemy Soldiers In World War One
Sergeant Alvin York was seemingly born to a hardscrabble existence and anonymity in death, but World War One changed that forever. The story of York is…
Shanghai’s Last Stand – The ‘800 Heroes’ of Sihang Warehouse
For four long days they resisted – to stage a dramatic last stand worthy of international attention. At the first major battle since Marco Polo…
This Gigantic Submarine Factory Couldn’t Even Be Destroyed By The 22,000 lb Grand Slam Bomb
Erich Friedrich Michael Lackner is considered to be one of the most influential engineers of the last century. He developed a revolutionary type of concrete…
The Roman Army – Mighty War Machine Of The Ancient World
The Roman army is often remembered as a highly professional force, with legionaries in segmented armour organised into centuries for close order combat. In reality, the…
The Worst American General Ever: “A General Who Never Won a Battle or Lost a Court-Martial”
The Title of “worst general in U.S. History” is certainly not one to aspire to, but where there have been the greats like Patton and…
Deadliest Battles Of The American Civil War
The American Civil War is a devastating mark on the history of America. The number of lives lost was substantial, and the social and economic…
Napoleon Inflicts The Greatest Defeat in Prussian Military History
The twin battles of Jena-Auerstadt proved a major turning point for not only the Napoleonic wars, but also for 19th century Europe as a whole.…
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…