Five Over Complicated Weapon Systems in Warfare
Admittedly sometimes you have to push technology in order to achieve something really special. But one cannot help wondering if the military tries far too…
The Three Battles of Waterloo: Same Conflict-Different Perspectives
The Battle of Waterloo took place on June 18, 1815, in a gently sloping valley around six miles south of the city of Brussels in…
From Wooden Horses to Rubber Tanks: The Greatest Military Deceptions
Warfighting is more than just bringing more and or better firepower to bear on the enemy. Many great strategists would tell you that many a…
Australian Forces at the First & Second Battles of Villers-Bretonneux
Then Germans bombarded the Australian troops with mustard gas. This had a devastating effect causing over 1,000 casualties with varying degrees of “blindness.” Villers-Bretonneux is…
“Mad Jack”: The Man Who Captured 40 Germans With a Sword & Longbow
Lieutenant Colonel John Malcolm Thorpe Fleming Churchill managed to capture more than 40 Germans in one single raid during World War Two. Most soldiers and…
The Worst Shark Attack In History & The Sinking Of The USS Indianapolis
The 800-odd seamen who survived the sinking of the cruiser were greeted with a horrifying sight when the sun rose. Hundreds of shark fins cutting…
When British & African-American Soldiers Rioted Against Racist US Military Police
George Orwell remarked that “the general consensus of opinion is that the only American soldiers with any manners are the Negroes.” Allied military bases were…
Restoration of Nuclear Bunkers: Only For The Brave
The standard design for each bunker was approximately 13 feet by 16 feet, with access provided by a 14 foot deep shaft with a ladder.…
The Evolution of Vietnam War Weaponry
The Vietnam War ran for two decades from 1955 to 1975 and was fought by the ideologically opposed South (anti-Communist) and North (Communist) Vietnamese states.…
Going off Half-Cocked: The Invention Of The Flintlock Musket
The flintlock mechanism not only changed how soldiers fought on the battlefield, it also changed how firearms were made. This allowed a far greater variety…
The Master German Interrogator who Used Country Walks & Home Baked Cakes!
A prisoner once quipped Hanns Scharff “could get a confession of infidelity from a Nun.” His wife’s freshly baked pastries and cookies, and pleasant strolls…
The New Zealand War Memorials That Contain Incorrect Names
In total, 16,697 New Zealand soldiers lost their lives during the First World War, and a great many of them have never been found or…