Warfare History

This Day In History, Hitler Invaded The Soviet Union (1941)
On this day in history in 1941, Hitler ordered the invasion of the Soviet Union. This was despite the fact…

Today In History, The Americans Captured The Island of Okinawa (1945)
Today in history, the American army overcomes the last pockets of resistance from the Japanese on Okinawa Island. This battle…

This day In History, Spain Declares War On Britain (1778)
On this day in 1779, Spain declared war on Britain, creating an alliance with the colonial Americans. The Americans had…

The Fight for Democracy: 10 Significant Events of the French Revolution
Like many other rebellions, the French Revolution was the result of angry citizens who were fed up with those in…

8 Of The Greatest Battles Of Asia-Pacific War
Commonly referred to as the Pacific War, the Asia-Pacific War was a series of World War II battles that saw…

This Day in History, The RAF Launched Operation Bellicose (1943)
Today in History Britain launches Operation Bellicose, an aerial offensive against Nazi German cities and industrial targets, in particular. Britain…

8 Least Known Secrets About D-Day
Some facts are well known from the 1944 June 6 day that marked the successful invasion of Western Europe occupied…

7 Foreign Attacks on US Soil That Are Rarely Mentioned (But Definitely Happened)
The US has fallen victim to some major foreign attacks throughout history. However, despite hearing countless retellings about the Pearl…

7 Most Historic Battles of the First World War
Late June 1914, a time before civilization found the shape, a Serbian nationalist assassinated Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria. The…

This Day In History: Operation Ariel Rescued Allied Forces From France (1940)
On this day, on June 17th, 1940, British troops left France, on a scale similar to the operation at Dunkirk.…