“Fix bayonets!” – The ANZACs Heroic Bayonet Charge On Crete
“Fix bayonets!” – 11 am, Tuesday 27 May, 1941: The ANZACs charge at “42nd Street” near Souda Bay. On May 27, 1941, the Battle of…
The History of Eden Camp – Now A Modern History Theme Museum
In early 1942, a small contingent of Army personnel, under the command of a Sergeant, arrived at Malton, midway between York and Scarborough in North…
‘They are the reason’ Tipton, Mo., monument dedicated to honoring past, present and future veterans
By Jeremy P. Amick According to the website of the Tipton (Mo.) Chamber of Commerce, the community of Tipton retains a rich military legacy. During…
Civil War Battlefield Dubbed A “Crime Scene” After It Was Looted
An area of a Civil War battlefield has been described as “an active crime scene” by the National Park Service after a series of excavations.…
Beautiful Pics Of A Rare Tu-128 – The Largest & Heaviest Fighter Ever In Service
The Tupolev Tu-28, a Soviet long-range interceptor from the 1960s, had the NATO reporting name Fiddler. At the time, it was the largest and heaviest…
The Iberian Wars between Rome and Persia
At the beginning of the 6th century, the Roman and Persian Empires were in the midst of a major conflict. The Second War between Rome and…
8 Ways Soldiers Were Recruited in Medieval England
Recruiting an army could be a difficult business in the Middle Ages. Most people’s lives consisted of farming small patches of land. When people didn’t…
Flying Tigers – P-40 Tomahawk – Amazing Color Pictures From WWII
When people think of America’s involvement in WWII, they remember the conflict in Europe, North Africa, and the Pacific, but they also fought the Japanese…
7 Conflicts That Happened After the Fall of USSR
The Soviet Union officially ceased to exist on December 26, 1991, 74 years after its inception in 1917. The fall of the Union left the…
U-571: Fiction To The Point of Insult?
For fans of 20th-century war-action maritime films, the 2000 picture U-571 should be a good time. Make some popcorn, go ahead. It even won an…
This Revisionist Neo-Nazi Lobby Shaped the Image of Waffen-SS After the War
From the end of the Second World War to this day, the way the public perceives the role of the infamous Waffen-SS, the armed wing…
Breathtaking Color Footage of Erwin Rommel & Afrika Korps (watch)
Having gained a solid reputation as a military savant of the highest order, Rommel was promoted to Lieutenant General and placed in command of the…