Category: Odd Facts
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….
The Battle of Culloden — It’s Time to Rethink Britain’s Storied Triumph Over the Jacobites
“Things have changed, but the popular image of Culloden remains: a battle lost by swords against muskets, by tribesmen fighting regulars, by absolute monarchy fighting constitutional authority.” By Murray Pittock NO BATTLE OUT of living…
Germ Warfare – Filth and Disease Were the Real Killers in Wars of the 18th and 19th Centuries
“Dirt, disease and diet — that triumvirate proved far more lethal than bullets and bayonets in 18th and 19th century warfare.” By John M. Danielski THE PAGES OF military history are filled with excitement, adventure,…
