Warfare History
This Day In History: Britain and France Invaded The Suez Canal Zone (1956)
On this day in history, the British and the French sent their troops into the Suez Canal Zone in Egypt.…
On This Day In History: Mussolini’s Italy Invades Greece (1940)
On this day in 1940, Fascist Italy invaded Greece. Mussolini’s army, already occupying Albania, invaded Greece, expecting an easy victory…
David vs. Goliath: Round Two of the Little Guy Triumphs
In the story of David vs. Goliath, the little guy wins. These events, as in part one, are battles or…
This Day In History: Bloody Bill Anderson Is Killed In Missouri (1864)
On this day during the Civil War in 1864, the notorious Confederate guerrilla leader William “Bloody Bill” Anderson was shot…
This Day In History: The Charge of the Light Brigade Took Place (1854)
This date in history saw one of the most famous cavalry charges of all time. The Charge of the Light…
This Day In History: Indians Attack Transcontinental Railroad Surveyors (1853)
On this date in the Old West in 1853, a band of Paiute Indians attacked a U.S. Army unit and…
This Day In History: The First Kamikaze Attack In WWII Is Staged (1944)
On this day in 1944, the first Kamikaze suicide attack of the War II took place. A kamikaze attack involved…
This Day In History: The Thirty Years War Ended (1648)
On this date in 1648, one of the most important treaty’s in European history is signed. The Treaty of Westphalia…
This Day In History: The Unknown American Soldier From WWI is chosen (1921)
On October the 24th, in 1921, almost three years after the end of WWI in the French town of Chalons-sur-Marne,…
This Day In History: The Battle of Caporetto Began (1917)
On this day in 1917, during WW I a German and Austro-Hungarian army inflicted a devastating defeat on the Italian…