# military
Life in the Roman Army and the Realities of Rome
The Roman legions with which Ancient Rome conquered the Mediterranean world underwent many changes over the centuries. Originally, they were…
The War That Lasted 38 Minutes and Other Fascinating Warfare History
The shortest war in recorded history was fought in 1896, and it lasted for all of thirty eight minutes. For…
Failed Double-Barrel Cannon and Other Weapons That Absolutely Flopped
A sad fact about human nature is that few things get the creative juices to flow more copiously than plans…
Daring Escapes from Concentrations Camps, Enemies, and Crashed Planes
Dangers and perils come at us in many shapes and forms, and all we can do is try to duck…
Colonial America Was a Wild and Difficult Place to Be
Just about everybody has heard of the Boston Tea Party. However, Beantown was not the only colonial city that held…
Fictional Figures and the Real Historic People Behind Them
It probably comes as no surprise that most mythology and folklore and works of fiction are, well - fictional. Figments…
Don’t Take these Historic Events Out of Context Like Everybody Else Does
Context is important, but too often history is presented and accepted without necessary context that explains the otherwise inexplicable or…
Absurd Cold War Stories That Just Don’t Make Sense
Cold War tensions brought humanity to the brink of extinction more than once. For decades, two superpowers with enough nuclear…
Genghis Khan was an Eco Warrior and Reduced Carbon Emissions… In Brutal Ways
Genghis Khan the environmentalist? Jarring as it sounds, it seems that the terrifying Mongol conqueror might have been an unintentional…
Idiotic Moves That Ended in Terrible Disasters
Idiot moves are all too common in history. Take that time when a Brazilian cancer clinic moved to a new…