Year: 2014
Military History in 100 Objects – Planes, Trains and Automobiles
In this latest edition of Military History in 100 Objects, we’re taking a look at three legendary vehicles from wars past and providing details on where you can visit them today. So start your engines and read…
Flying Colours – A Short but Vivid History of Warplane Insignia
“The colourful crosses, roundels and stars that adorned early warplanes were more than just decorations.” THE ARMIES THAT MARCHED OFF TO WAR in 1914 had long since shed the flashy garb and colourful banners of the 19th…
(VIDEO) From Vikings to GIs — Centuries of History Play Out at Old Fort Niagara
MilitaryHistoryNow.com was on hand for “Soldiers Through the Ages”, a Memorial Day salute to centuries of North American history at Fort Niagara in Youngstown, N.Y. Click to check out exclusive footage of the event.
InfoGraphic — The 3,000-Year History of BioChem Warfare
This infographic comes to us from Jasmine Henriques of the career website SecurityDegreeHub.com. In it, she tracks the nearly 3,000-year history of chemical and biological warfare from the ancients’ use of sulphur and weaponized animal…
From “Overlord” and “Desert Storm” to “Dracula” and “Mermaid Dawn” — The Cryptic History of Codenaming Military Operations
“Designating operations by their objectives or points on a map didn’t offer much in the way of security.” HAD IT NOT been for the direct intervention of Winston Churchill, the 1944 invasion of Normandy might…
Military History in 100 Objects – Seven Famous War Horses Preserved for the Ages
While history’s most illustrious commanders have long since shaken off this mortal coil, a surprising number of their horses are still with us to this day… at least in body. Check out this bizarre collection…
