Indian War in the West: Prelude to the Battle of Wolf Mountains
As Indian War in the west drew to a conclusion, Crazy Horse prepared to do battle with Colonel Nelson Miles in the harsh...
The Battle of the Pyramids: Napoleon’s Defeat of Mamluk Forces of Murad and Ibrahim...
Fought on July 21, 1798, the Battle of the Pyramids was fought between the invading French army under the command of Napoleon Bonaparte and...
A Saga of Courage that Rivals Thermopylae – Saragarhi
Saragarhi is located in Waziristan, which is now part of Pakistan. The entire region is mountainous and is part of the tribal belt known...
The Ancient Era’s Greatest Wars
Originally, I had five entries, but had to cut things down to four due to content constraints. And I am still a huge fan...
Aircraft Carriers
Aircraft carriers are gigantic naval warships that project national maritime power because of their global strategic reach and offensive mobility.
Aircraft carriers are gigantic naval...
The Cossacks Are Coming, Aren’t They?
The misinterpreted Russian Navy mission in the US Civil War may have accidentally helped the North win the conflict.
In 1863, it looked as if...
The History of Ultra
In the aggregate, World War II was one of the closest conflicts of the modern era. There were many instances where there would have...
Mangal Pandey 1827-1857
On the afternoon of March 29th 1857, a Sepoy of the 34th Bengal Native Infantry (BNI) took aim at his English officer and fired...
Prelude to the Battle of the Falklands 1914
The Falklands was a defining naval battle at the opening of the First World War using a new concept of warship. But how and...
Hadrian’s Wall: Rome’s Northernmost Frontier
The massive, 73-mile (118 Km) long project, in Scotland, served to protect the territory conquered by the legions from the problematic Picts up north.
Nobody...