US Armored Recon – M8 Greyhound with 30 photos
Armored warfare excelled during the Second World War, and the future seemed to be written on the turret of a tank. But still, technology was…
Disaster in the East – 1915 Winter Offensive Against Russia
At the start of 1915, the Central Powers had high hopes for the Eastern Front. By launching massive attacks early in the year, they hoped…
Barbary Pirates and White Slavery
The term “Barbary’ is an adjective that refers to the inhabitants of the coastal regions of North Africa. The ethnic group indigenous to this region…
War & Peace – Is Man Prone to War Naturally?
An ongoing debate exists as to whether humans are innately aggressive creatures prone to warfare and violence, or if they only become that way as…
Faithful to the End – Service Dogs that Defied the Germans
In the Ukrainian village of Legezino in the Cherkassy region, there is a monument to “Heroes of frontier guards and their dogs.” It is devoted…
Chesty Puller: The Quintessential Marine
If “the most decorated U.S. Marine” sounds to you like the kind of superlative statement that belongs in the script of a badly-written video game,…
Refusing the Navy Cross, Chaplain O’Callahan was Forced to Accept the Medal of Honor
World War Two saw acts of inexplicable gallantry which have lived on in posterity through the chapters of military history. Whereas there are likely acts…
The Modern “Beast” of the Battlefield – M1 ABRAMS
During the Persian Gulf War, havoc reigned on the Iraqi side of the battlefield as an armored beast came into play, efficiently decimating Iraq’s Soviet-era…
The USSR’s Extraordinary Women Snipers of WW2
During the Second World War, the USSR used more women in combat than any other country. Among them were hundreds of remarkable snipers. Soviet Snipers…
Securing Korea: The Battle for Pyongyang
The First Sino-Japanese War was a culmination of Japan’s modernization. Having updated its military and industry, it faced cultural and political divisions that many in…
P-51 Mustangs of the 8th Air Force (video included)
The Americans entered the European theater with their mind set firmly on daylight bombing. This was something the British had tried and given up due…
Conquest or Myth – Questioning Cortez and the Spaniards in Mexico
There are few historical “facts” about the history of the settlement of North America that can be accepted without secondary scrutiny – in fact, it…