Category: Odd Facts
The War Over Walls – Five Famous Battles Involving Fortifications, Bulwarks and Barriers
“Some of history’s greatest conquerors spent the better part of their careers going about the unromantic work of reducing city walls, one after another.” DO WALLS WORK? It’s a question torn right from today’s headlines,…
The Huns – 10 Fascinating Facts About the Ancient World’s Most Infamous Barbarians
“Whether revered as fearless warriors or reviled as murderous savages, the original Huns came riding out of the Eurasian Steppe during the Late Antiquity like a whirlwind.” IT WAS JULY 27, 1900. A German expeditionary…
Silent Partners – Five Neutral Nations That Still Took Part In WW2
“Neutral nations managed to tiptoe through a global conflict, avoiding war while protecting their own interests.” By John Anthony Miller ALTHOUGH MANY NATIONS in the global community proclaimed their neutrality during the Second World War, most…
Life and Death at Valley Forge — 10 Surprising Facts About the Revolutionary War’s Darkest Winter
“Entire regiments were without shoes, and visitors were astonished to find half-naked and barefoot American sentries manning guard posts.” It’s December of 1777. George Washington’s ragtag Continental Army, fresh from its failure to dislodge the…
Britain’s First Air War – Seven Surprising Facts About the Early Royal Flying Corps
“By the 1918 Armistice, Great Britain had built a powerful, modern tactical air force that was the envy of the world.” By Greg Baughen THE FIRST WORLD WAR was a proving ground for aerial warfare….
Confederates of the Nile – Meet the Civil War Vets Who Volunteered to Fight for the Egyptian Army
“Less than 10 years after the fall of the Confederacy, they found themselves posted more than 6,000 miles from home, in new uniforms and leading columns of African troops into the Ethiopian highlands.” By James A….
