Warfare History
Charles Lightoller, Second Officer of RMS Titanic was Also a Hero on the Beaches of Dunkirk
Charles Lightoller, the most senior member of the crew of RMS Titanic to survive the vessel’s sinking in 1912 had…
Lesser Known Facts About World War II
World War II, the greatest conflict in human history, was fought on a massive scale that boggles the imagination, with…
These Times History Took a Turn for the Batty
Did you know about the time Thomas Edison went on an electrocution jag, publicly frying dozens of animals to death…
Terrible Schemes that Governments and People Have Tried
Most brainstorms come nowhere near to producing useful and practical ideas. Indeed, if we are honest with ourselves, most brainstorms…
This Private Company had its Own Army, Navy, and Empire for Over a Century
British traders received permission to send ships to the Indian Ocean from Queen Elizabeth I near the end of the…
A Sports Dispute Started the Cuban Missile Crisis and Other Odd Facts
From the unexpectedly significant role Cubans’ love of baseball had in shaping the Cold War, to the current popular drink…
How Britain’s Royal Navy lost the American Revolutionary War
Great Britain, an island nation, depended on trade to feed its population and fuel its economy. Its colonial empire was…
Overlooked Important WWII Figures from History
As history’s greatest ever conflict, the Second World War saw its fair share and more interesting characters. However, in an…
Mistakes That Helped Shape U.S. into What it Is Today
Countries, like people, are the sum total of the experiences encountered en route to the present, be such experiences good,…
These Events in Early Showa Japan Led it to War
The Showa era in Japan was the years of the reign of Emperor Hirohito. Because of the defeat of Japan…