New Zealand Armed Forces in the Korean War
North and South Korea were assured of a future apart with the Korean War of sixty years ago. A number of nations became involved,...
US Navy Battleship Classes 1890-1990: From BB1-BB64
The United States Navy built and maintained more 50 battleships over a 100-year period in 3 distinct types.
When the USS Wisconsin came off the...
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...
The Ghosts of War: Popular Memory and the Battle of the Somme WWI
World War I was a turning-point in Modern European History. In addition to ushering in a new age, it also should be looked at...
United States Military Reform Post Civil War
Between 1865 and 1900 the United States' Army and Navy changed in direct relation to the threats the nation faced.
The reforms the United States...
Famous Recycled Ship Names of the US Navy
Many ship names such as the Hornet, Wasp and Enterprise have been reused over the past 200 years to keep heritage alive in...
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...
Operation Mincemeat and the Man Who Never Was
One frustrating problem facing the planners of Operation Husky was the fact that Sicily, sitting like a stepping stone between North Africa and the...
Faris: Medieval Muslim Horsemen
These horsemen came from many different parts of the middle east and most retained an appearance reflecting their ethnic origins, with long hair and...
Indian War in the West: Rescue at Beecher Island
In a dramatic conclusion to a story of the Indian Wars, the survivors of the Battle of Beecher Island struggle for a better...