Warfare History
The Real Story Of Mulan and Where Disney Got it Wrong
Have you seen the movie Mulan? Disney released the movie in 1998, and it told the story of a young…
History’s Deadliest Relatives
We can easily choose our friends, but choosing our relatives is a different matter. That is sometimes unfortunate, seeing as…
The Pentagon Papers Explained
In June 1967, Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara created a working group he designated as the Vietnam Study Task Force.…
A Day in the Life of a Concentration Camp Prisoner
Besides the death camps such as Auschwitz, generally referred to as extermination camps, the Nazis operated concentration camps throughout the…
Myths About the Middle Ages Debunked
Some of what most of us know – or think we know – about the medieval period is true, and…
Here is the Intense Training Soldiers Went Through During the Vietnam War
The Vietnam War was not officially a war for the United States, in the sense that there was never a…
Russia’s Rambo and Other Fascinating WWII Figures and Facts
As history’s greatest conflict ever, the Second World War had no shortage of suffering and hardship and tragedy. At the…
History’s Deadliest Woman and Other Lesser Known Killers
Most people know about history’s greatest murderers - Hitler, Genghis Khan, Stalin, Mao, and Pol Pot. However, history is full…
48 Terrifying Times Deadly Chemicals Were Used During Biological Warfare
Battle axes and catapults defined medieval warfare; however, combat in the twentieth and twenty-first century means annihilation of large numbers…
Little-Known Ancient History Facts
Weird as we might think the world is getting today, it probably doesn’t come anywhere close to the odd, fascinating,…