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10 Historical Parallels to “Game of Thrones”
Ancient History

10 Historical Parallels to “Game of Thrones”

In 2015, during an interview with the New York Post, Snoop Dogg was caught with his tail between his legs…

61 Photographs of the American War in Afghanistan
American History

61 Photographs of the American War in Afghanistan

The War in Afghanistan followed the September 11 attacks in 2001 when President George W. Bush ordered that the Taliban…

12 World War II Myths That Still Persist Today
American History

12 World War II Myths That Still Persist Today

The 20th century's seminal event, World War II has sprouted its fair share of myths and glaring untruths. Be they…

Nobody’s Hero: 9 Inconvenient Truths about Che Guevara
Warfare History

Nobody’s Hero: 9 Inconvenient Truths about Che Guevara

In previous articles about Che Guevara, I have written that ‘one man’s revolutionary is another man’s terrorist.’ To his proponents,…

Eternal Soldiers: 8 World War II Ghost Stories

American History

Eternal Soldiers: 8 World War II Ghost Stories


World War II left scars all over the planet and those scars continue to shape the world today. The tremendous…

History’s Failed Military Weapons
American History

History’s Failed Military Weapons

As with all inventions, new weapons ideas and designs are thought up and proposed all the time. And as with…

Knight Tales: The 9 Greatest Knights of the Middle Ages
General

Knight Tales: The 9 Greatest Knights of the Middle Ages

The knight in shining armor and the damsel in distress are two of the Middle Age’s most enduring clichés. Through…

The Mysterious Loss of a U.S. Submarine on a Spy Mission
American History

The Mysterious Loss of a U.S. Submarine on a Spy Mission

Considering the hazardous depths that submarines regularly operate in, the United States' submarine fleet has an astonishing safety record. Since…

Life on the Edge: 8 Harrowing Tales from the American Frontier
American History

Life on the Edge: 8 Harrowing Tales from the American Frontier

The founding and development of the United States of America certainly didn’t happen overnight, nor did it occur without bloodshed…

12 of the Greatest Military Bluffs in History
American History

12 of the Greatest Military Bluffs in History

Brawn is useful, but is not always sufficient on its own: sometimes a healthy dose of bull, or bluffing, is…

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