Warfare History
This Day In History: Denmark Sent 14,000 TO Sweden For The Battle Of Helsingborg
On February 27, 1710, Denmark sent 14,000 soldiers to fight for possession over Scanian territory in the battle of Helsingborg,…
10 Military Invasions That Changed Global Map In The 20th Century
The lines on the map have constantly changed since the earliest days of history, and the 20th century was no different. As…
Today In History: 4000 Men Took Up Arms In Shay’s Rebellion (1786)
Today in History, Shay’s Rebellion began February 24, 1786. The armed uprising was led by a Revolutionary War veteran, Daniel Shays.…
10 Facts About the Battle That Turned the Tide of World War I
The Battle of Dobro Polje is largely forgotten in the great context of World War I, but it is a…
Operation Gunnerside: The Daring Raid on a Nazi Nuclear Weapons Plant That Ended With 10 Men Pursued by 3,000 Nazis
Operation Gunnerside was a daring mission to prevent the Nazis from finding the ingredients to create an atomic bomb. It…
This Day In History: Anti-Nazi Activist Sophie Scholl Is Executed (1943)
On this day in history, the now celebrated young German student, Sophie Scholl was executed. Scholl was a valued member…
5 Ways the Trans-Siberian Railroad Set the Stage For WWII
The Trans-Siberian Railroad is an engineering feat. One of its many impressive features is its size; it is the longest railroad…
Death of a Dictator: Was Stalin Murdered?
That Joseph Stalin is one of the most evil men ever to walk the earth is not in dispute. The…
This Day In History: Henry VIII’s Son Is Made King Of England & Ireland (1547)
February 20, 1547, just four days after watching his father’s burial, Edward VI was crowned the King of England and…
Mad Jack Churchill Fought in WWII With a Bow and Sword
With a name like Mad Jack, it’s a certainty that you’ve done a few things that make other people question…