8 Reasons Why the Scots Won at Bannockburn
Fought on 23-24 June 1314, the Battle of Bannockburn is one of the most celebrated incidents in Scottish history. Having been conquered by the English…
6 Reasons Why the English Should Have Lost at Agincourt
The Battle of Agincourt is an iconic moment in English military history. On 25 October 1415, an army of English raiders under Henry V faced…
How the Soviets Stole an American F-86 Sabre Jet in 1951
During the Korean War (1950 to 1953) America and her allies sided with South Korea, while Russia and China sided with North Korea. Among their…
The Dawn Of The Submarine: German U-9 Sank 3 British Cruisers in 90 Minutes, 22 September 1914
There are many unflattering labels to apply to the disastrous events in the North Sea early in the morning of September 22nd, 1914. Certainly, for…
TWO German WWII Halftracks Pulled From River in Poland
Two rare German halftracks from WWII – a Sd. Kfz. 250 – light armored halftrack and a Sd. Kfz. 7 halftrack artillery tractor were excavated form…
The Battleship of Union Square: How a 200ft Wooden ‘Destroyer’ Got Recruits To Join the Navy
The destroyer USS Recruit docked at Manhattan’s Union Square in 1917, but was in fact a wooden replica that was used as a recruitment drive to encourage civilians…
Special Treatment for Hitler While Imprisoned in the 1920s
Newly revealed documents have shown that when Adolf Hitler spent time in prison during the 1920s, he received special treatment, including a supply of beer.…
The Panavia Tornado – Review by Mark Barnes for War History Online
Pen & Sword produced some genuinely lovely aviation photo archive books during 2015 and I still have a few to tell you about that appeared…
1946 – The Makings Of The Post-war World – Details Beginning Of The Cold War
At the end of World War Two life was depressing for the millions of war-torn people left to survive across Europe and the Pacific. There…
Revolutionary War-era Ship Discovered in Virginia
Located on the Potomac River, the history of the city of Alexandria in Virginia dates back to 1749, when it was first founded. People were…
Halting the Northern Crusades: 1410 Battle of Tannenberg
The Crusades were monumental military efforts to secure Christian Holy lands around Jerusalem. Two orders of warrior monks, the Templars, and Hospitallers, had great successes…
3 Ways That Gold, Biscuits And Tootsie Rolls Can Influence The Outcome Of Battles!
In the heat of battle, a harmless mistake can turn into a fatal one. This is especially true when supplies get mixed up and troops…