Indian Wars and the Year of Custer: The Battle of the Rosebud
During the Indian Wars, General George Crook was denied victory in the Battle of the Rosebud due to inaccurate presumptions and ineffective tactics.
The...
The HMS Intrepid, Falkland War Veteran
The Proud HMS Intrepid and her forty year saga that took her through the Cold War, to the Falklands, to eBay.
In the past 250-years...
History of the Nazi Party (NSDAP) and the Rise of Hitler
Founded in 1919, the Nazi party remained until the loss of World War Two and Hitler's suicide in 1945. Read on for a brief...
Formation of the Red Army Cavalry
The 1st Cavalry Army of General Budyonny was formed in 1918 to give the Red Army a mobile striking force and rapid reaction...
How Cats Were Used in Warfare: Feline Soldiers and Saviors
From ancient Egypt and Persia to Europe in World War II, cats were used in warfare as shields, gas detectors and early warning systems...
Russian Imperial Guard 1905-1916
The Russian Imperial Guards formed in 1683 from 50 childhood playmates by Peter the Great had by 1905 swollen to a force of...
Bergen-Belsen: Hell on Earth
A World War Two veteran remembers the hell and horror that laid in wait the day the Allies liberated the notorious Nazi concentration...
Nestor Makhno Anarchist General
Thirty year old anarchist terrorist and Tsarist inmate Nestor Makhno returned to his Ukrainian village and formed one of the most amazing armies in...
Cold War History: This Wondrous Zero-G Pen: A Cold War Icon
Sitting on my desk right now is a Fisher Space Pen. Open, it measures about 5.5" long, and weighs in at a little less...
Life in the trenches during World War I
The Western Front. A series of trenches that eventually stretched 440 miles from the North Sea coastline of France, to the country's border with...