These battles don’t often make the history books — World War II was an all encompassing conflict that spanned the globe. From the islands of the Pacific to the fields of France. However, despite the time and attention given to the subject of the Second World War, there are still a number of fronts that are all but forgotten. …

Into the Devil’s Jaw — The history of the US Navy is filled with accidents and incidents. It is the cost of doing business on the high seas. Recently, the Navy saw a collision between a destroyer and a container ship in 2017 and an underwater collision featuring a submarine and a mountain in 2021…

Modern weapons deployed on an ancient wonder — In the early 1930s, Imperial Japan began its quest to swallow the elephant that was China. They began absorbing parts of Manchuria with an eye on conquering all of China. …

From the necks of mercenaries to the necks of grooms — If you take a poll in a room full of modern men about whether or not they enjoy wearing a standard necktie, you are likely to get a poor response. Neckties are a common part of formal attire around the world, but few people enjoy wearing them. Neckties are uncomfortable…

A sad disaster with no clear answers — War is messy. That is one of the facts that is often lost when real events are translated into the history books. Massive invasions and sprawling plans are often boiled down to a few sentences that rarely do the actual event justice. One such event was Operation Husky, the Allied…

A rich history hiding in ten letters — Many people use the word decimate wrong. People throw around decimate and decimation to describe great damage or destruction without any thought to the history of the word itself. Decimate is still commonly used in modern vernacular, but it is rarely used properly. If you’ve ever uttered the word decimate…

Equipment has little to do with it — When comparing past warfare to modern warfare, most people focus on the invention of ballistics. Many people think that missiles, bombs, and guns changed war. But that is not the case. In fact, many military tactics from the distant past are still in use today. Pincer maneuvers, flanking, feints, and…

Two bold plans to seize what was lost — Nearly 200 years after its conclusion, the Mexican-American War remains a controversial moment in history. From the flimsy justification for war to the overt land grab that followed, the United States easily swept through a nation that had only achieved its independence 25 years prior. After the war, the United…

Bounding from the battlefield into the history books — The Hundred Years’ War was one of the longest conflicts in European history. It pitted two rival houses against one another and sucked generations of men into a series of conflicts between England and France. It started an enduring Anglo-French rivalry that shaped the subsequent centuries. The war lasted for…