No Rest for the Dead and Their Ships Thanks to Scavengers
The previous head of the Royal Navy has appealed to the Ministry of Defence to curtail illicit metal scavenging from sunken battleships amid claims that more than…
The World’s Oldest Man Lived Through Two World Wars – Celebrates Bar Mitzvah 100 Years Late
Israel Kristal, the world’s oldest man, is finally going to have his Bar Mitzvah 100 years after the original date. Originally from Zarnow, Poland, he…
Promotional Video Stirs up a Storm in China
A recently released film, ‘My War,’ directed by Peng Shun, a Hong Kong resident well known for directing horror films, has resurrected the debate over…
The Devastating Power of Ancient Roman Sieges
Tactically, the purpose of a siege is almost always the same – to take control of a strongly defended position. The reasons for launching one…
Haynes Manual Lifts Hatch In New Book About The Chieftain Tank
Marking the 50th anniversary of its entry into service, the Chieftain Main Battle Tank is the latest vehicle to be celebrated by publisher Haynes in…
Maurice Gamelin And The Fall Of France In 1940
A quick look at the fall of France in May 1940. 1. The French Were Led by Maurice Gamelin At the start of the Second…
An Island Country Goes to War – The Irish at the Somme
The outbreak of the First World War in 1914 had an unusual effect in Ireland. In a place where there had already been conflict and…
The 1936 Berlin Summer Olympics – The So-Called “Nazi Games”
This year marks the 81st anniversary of the 1936 Summer Olympics held in Berlin, Germany. Often referred to as the “Nazi Games,” the games were…
The Notorious Rheinwiesenlager – Thousands of Germans Died in American-Run POW Camps In Germany in 1945
For all but fringe debaters on the subject, the book is closed. The horror and death caused my maltreatment or murder in German, Japanese and…
Nancy Reagan: Cold War Hero – Ronald Could Not Have Done It Without Her
Ronald Reagan won the Cold War without firing a shot, former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher once said. But he couldn’t have done it without…
Vietnam Green Beret Had 37 Wounds And Still Carried On Fighting
Master Sergeant Raul “Roy” Perez Benavidez was shot several times, suffered two grenade blasts, and got bayonetted while saving the lives of eight men. Despite…
Battle of Wake Island – All Those Who Surrendered Were Tortured, 98 Were Machine-Gunned
Before the threat of war in the Pacific and the outbreak of World War II, Wake Island was a stopping off point for vacationers aboard…