Conquest Or Self-Defense – These Were Many Reasons The Romans Went to War
Ruthless conquerors and efficient warriors, we remember the Roman legions as a force that swept across Europe and the Mediterranean, crushing everything in their path.…
This Diminutive Welshman VC Captured 100 Germans and 500 yards of German Trenches
If the history of war proves one thing it is that the physical stature of a man has little to do with the gallantry they…
Admiral Yamamoto, The Pearl Harbor Planner Who Believed Japan Would Lose
The man who planned the attack on Pearl Harbor, Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto, was an unusual and contradictory figure. A man with peaceful international connections around…
A Japanese grenade was headed straight for the hatch & meant certain death for the crew. Without regard for his own life, he covered the hatch with his body. The grenade exploded on Sgt. Timmerman’s chest
By the time the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor in 1941, Grant Timmerman had already served a 4-year enlistment in the Marine Corps. However, Timmerman was…
Incredible Self-Sacrifice – Sergeant George D. Libby, Medal Of Honor
Having just emerged victorious from WWII, losing was far from the minds of the American military in 1950. Yet by July of that year, they…
Four Past & Present Battlefield Histories And Pictorial Guides from Casemate – Review by Mark Barnes
I’ve had a few books awaiting my attention while I dealt with one someone else will have to review when it eventually appears. We’ve never…
Terrain – A Decisive Factor In Victory Or Defeat Throughout Military History
Whether used well by a skilled commander or ignored by a disastrous one, terrain can play a huge part in deciding the outcome of battles,…
Roman Legionaries Did More Than Just Fight – Many Civilian Jobs Were Also Done By The Soldiers
Though it originally began purely as a war machine, the Roman army evolved to fill other roles. This was an inevitable outcome of the growth…
Hadrian’s Wall – One Of The Greatest Achievements Of Ancient Roman Military Engineering
Though long since reduced to ruins, the line of Hadrian’s Wall is still visible through the countryside of northern England, from Bowness on the west…
Blood and Discipline: What it Was Like to Fight in a Roman Battle
It’s the first century AD and the Roman army is at the height of its power and professionalism. You’re part of that army – a…
Five Very Different Experiences On Five Very Different Beaches : Making History At The Legendary D-Day Landings
The experiences of Allied troops landing on D-Day were very different. The paratroopers scattered by poor weather across hundreds of miles of countryside faced different…
Charge Of The Light Brigade: Britain’s most famous Military Disaster
Storm’d at with shot and shell, Boldly they rode and well, Into the jaws of Death, Into the mouth of Hell Rode the six hundred…