Civil War
10 Black Slaveowners That Will Tear Apart Historical Perception
In the year 1830, at the height of the transatlantic slave trade, there were an estimated two million people enslaved…
10 Interesting Ways American Soldiers Were Fed Throughout History
The history of military rations – how the troops and sailors were fed – is a complicated one. Over time…
10 Ways the United States Has Treated its Veterans Through History
From the beginning of the United States, even before Independence was yet to be ensured by military victory, the Congress…
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…