Casualties of World War I
There is no question that the Great War - later to become known as World War One - was the most violent. Bloodiest conflicts...
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...
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 Last Battle in England: Sedgemoor, 6 July, 1685
The Battle of Sedgemoor was the final time two armies fought each other in England but it did not end the conflict between...
The Combat Record of the Konarmia
The 1st Cavalry Army of General Budyonny fought the Whites, Poles, Armenians, Greens, and everyone else in the Russian Civil War.
Founded at the...
Harpers Ferry Model 1803 – The US Army’s First Rifle
The first rifle designed exclusively for the US Army was made at Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, site of the infamous John Brown raid.
Subject...
The Victoria Cross – Awarded for Acts of Bravery During War Time
The Victoria Cross formerly known as the Imperial Victoria Cross was originally created by Queen Victoria for acts of bravery during wartime
The Australian public,...
The 19th Century Carlist Wars of Spain
The Carlist Wars are a series of conflicts over succession to the throne that rocked Spain for half of the 19th Century.
Named after a...
History of the British Army in Brief
From a sea of red, to a thin red line, to camouflaged elite soldiers, no organization has made a greater impact through history than...
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...