Civil War
Don’t Mess With Karma: 12 Tyrants Who Got What Was Coming
Karma can be a bitch. The old adage that one lives by the sword and dies by the sword has…
10 Things You Don’t Know About Armies Using Intoxicants Throughout History
War is hell, so warriors have often felt the need for some type of chemical assistance or encouragement to help…
10 Unlikely Simultaneous Historical Events
Every now and then, our perceptions about when some historical events happened in relation to each other can turn out…
12 British Civil Wars Your History Books Kept Quiet
British history is often presented as one of unbroken stability and continuity. This the land that never had a revolution,…
Don’t Miss Nazi Super Cows and Deadly Bulls**t in This List of Top 10 Overlooked Historic Oddities
History is full of the strange, the odd, the weird, and the wonderful. However, the overwhelming majority of such fascinating…
10 Fearsome Women in History Who Defied Gender Roles to Become Warriors
Women have been choosing to don the uniform of a country’s military for many years now. These days, to pass…
10 of the Most Heinous Forgotten War Crimes of the American Civil War
The American Civil War was notable for the savagery with which Americans slaughtered each other. Historians have long blamed the…
Pride Comes Before the Fall: 10 Fascinating Details About Confederate States of America You Don’t Know
The Confederate States of America were born in 1861 and suffered many disappointments in its short life. The Confederacy never…
12 Military Deceptions that Changed the Course of History Forever
Military deception is the art of misleading an enemy during wartime, via information warfare and disinformation, psychological operations, manipulating and…
A Confederate Hero Steeped in Secrets: 9 Surprising Things You Didn’t Know About Robert E. Lee
Robert E. Lee has filled the news headlines lately. Lee is a controversial figure due to his service to the…