Warfare History
34 Photos of the Oka Mohawk Crisis of 1990
The Oka Crisis was a land dispute between a group of Mohawk people and the town of Oka, Quebec, Canada,…
The Man Who Survived Two Atomic Bomb Blasts
Tsutomu Yamaguchi survived not one, but both atomic bombs dropped by the United States on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima…
12 Momentous Cancelled Military Operations
History is determined not only by great deeds done but also by deeds not done and courses not taken. Nowhere…
The Bloody Ground: The Death and Destruction of 12 Civil Wars
Civil wars challenge cultural norms, government, and military tactics. Defined as war within the same nation, civil wars rarely occur…
A Bloody Legacy: 12 Steps in the Evolution of Historic Terrorist Organizations
Terrorist groups that relied on violence to intimidate societies and governments in order to achieve political, ideological, or religious aims,…
Forget the Artists: The Top 8 Military Generals of the Renaissance
Most people learned about the Renaissance in school in the standard format that showed the greats in the arts like…
Spy Games: The Origin Stories of 8 of the World’s Elite Spy Agencies
Ranking the world’s intelligence agencies is difficult at best. Secrecy is the cornerstone of any intelligence service, which makes evaluating…
Forced Out: The 10 Largest Forced Migrations in Human History
Since human beings first wandered out of Africa 60,000 years ago humanity has filled up most of the inhabitable places…
12 Bomber Aircraft That Carried The Most Devastating Bombing Campaigns of WWII
Enemy bombers and ground attack aircraft overhead were among the most unwelcome sights for soldiers and civilians alike during WWII.…
The Day Nazis Invaded the Hamptons in New York
On June 13, 1942, all the attention of the United States was focused on the war overseas. As the war…