Warfare History
This Day In History: The Germans Resume Unrestricted Submarine Warfare (1917)
On this day in 1917, Imperial Germany announces that it will resume unrestricted submarine warfare. This meant that German submarines…
The Night Witches: The Female Russian Bomb Squad that Terrorized the Nazis During WWII
In the United States, the history of the Women’s Air Service Pilots (WASP) is reasonably well known, and their heroics…
This Day In History: The Tet Offensive Begins In Vietnam (1968)
On this day in 1968, the Tet Offensive began in the Vietnam War. It begin's on the first day of…
This Day In History: The Soviets Break The Nazi Siege of Leningrad (1944)
On this day in 1944, the Red Army permanently broke the siege of the Soviet Union’s second larges city. The…
8 Incredible WWII POW Stories of Survival and Escape
Thousands of men found themselves as unfortunate prisoners of war during a time when kindness toward the enemy was rare.…
This Day In History: America Formally Ends Its Involvement In The Vietnam War (1973)
On this day in 1973, the American participation in the Vietnam War came to an official end when the Paris…
This Day In History: The Americans Bomb Nazi Germany For the First Time (1943)
On this day in 1943, 8th Bomber Command bombers carried out the first American air raids on German targets. The…
This Day In History: The Soviets Liberate Auschwitz (1945)
On this day in 1945 the troops of the Red Army entered the Auschwitz concentration camp in Poland. They immediately…
Fighting Irish: 5 Irish Generals of the American Civil War
The Civil War saw neighbors, brothers, and even fathers and sons take up arms against each other, each side believing…
8 Weird Ideas and Inventions from World War II
Wartime often brings inventions, particularly in military technology. While some of these are brilliant, others never make it out of…