88-Years Old And Still Brave – WW2 Veteran Performs One Last Parachute Jump
George O’Brien, 88, has bravery in abundance considering that as a WWII paratrooper he disliked jumping out of airplanes. He was terrified the first, second,…
Doors Opened On Secret Chinese Nuclear Plant – It Looks Like Something Out Of A Sci-Fi Movie (Watch)
At one time the subterranean nuclear base in southwest China’s Chongqing municipality was a closely held secret. Built to produce plutonium-239, 816 Nuclear Military Plant…
WW1 German U-Boat Discovered On The Seafloor – The Crew Said A Sea Monster Attacked Them
Scottish marine Engineers were laying undersea power cables when they came across the wreck of a World War I German U-boat sunk almost 100 years…
List of Japanese-Cubans Held in World War II Internment Camps Released
A Japanese-Cuban man who was sent to a Cuban internment camp during World War II found a list of the 350 people that were interned…
The Blockade Camp: How and Why the Romans Penned Their Enemies In
One of the most important tools of the Roman army, the blockade camp, was classic Roman engineering under fire. What Was a Blockade Camp? On…
“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…
7 Medical Innovations Brought About By The American Civil War
During the American Civil War, technology moved at a rapid pace. A war fought on America’s soil was the perfect breeding ground for innovations, particularly…
Five “A- List” Battles of the American Civil War – The Most Decisive Battles Of The War
According to the Civil War Sites Advisory Commission (CWSA), the many battles fought during the American Civil War can be categorized according to how significant…
4 Roman Emperors Who Died in Battle, From The End Of The Roman Empire To Byzantium
Though Roman Emperors occasionally did fight while out on campaigns, it was often a major shock if they were wounded or killed. If an emperor…
The Horror Of Auschwitz – Looking Closely, We Can Find Stories Which We Have Not Heard Before
Auschwitz today is synonymous with the Holocaust; it has become an overarching symbol of the atrocities committed by the Nazi regime during the Second World…
Against All Odds – Three Impressively Valiant Stands In War History
Sometimes men are faced with impossible odds, hopelessly outnumbered or facing a merciless enemy with better weapons or other overwhelming advantages. Occasionally these terrible odds…
8 Changes That Brought Victory for the New Model Army
The early years of the English Civil Wars did not always go well for the Parliamentary army. Royalist victories saw the forces of King Charles…