Warfare History

This Day In History: Operation Ranch Hand Begins in Vietnam (1962)
On this date in history in 1962, the United States Air Force launches Operation Ranch Hand. This was an attempt…

“Gavrilo Princip” Following His Father’s Legacy, Shot The Austro Hungarian Prince
Gavrilo Princip was 19 years old when he assassinated the Archduke of Austria and his wife, Sophie, Duchess of Hohenberg.…

How Was Goebbles Use Of Propaganda In WW2 Unlike Anything Done Before?
Ah -- The Art of War. Colorful, kitch, pulp propaganda posters created during the First and Second World Wars offer…

This Day In History: The Union Captures Arkansas Post (1863)
On this day in 1863, the Union army inflicts a heavy defeat on the Confederacy, when they capture Arkansas Post.…

This Day In History: The French Occupy the Island Of Corfu (1916)
This day in history during the height of WWI the French occupied the Greek island of Corfu. The Greek government…

This Day In History: Stalin Orders Trotsky Into Internal Exile (1928)
On this day in history, in 1928, Stalin banishes his foe, Leon Trotsky, to Alma Alta in Central Asia. Trotsky…

This Day In History: US Troops Are Withdrawn From Germany (1923)
On this day in history over four years after the end of WWI, the American army is withdrawn from Germany.…

Six of the Deadliest Proxy Wars of the Cold War
The Cold War is so named because there was no large-scale fighting between the two sides and the two sides…

The Midnight Massacre: A WWII Rampage at a POW Camp…In Utah
We're all familiar with the vast network of concentration camps and Prisoner of War camps the Nazis operated during World…

Operation Fortitude: 5 Things You Didn’t Know About the Great D-Day Deception
The Allied invasion of Normandy is a well-known, illustrious and inspiring event, 156,000 troops, 5,000 ships and landing crafts, 50,000…