Category: Odd Facts
Damned Lies – Nine Wars Started Under False Pretexts
“The Tonkin Incident was not the only case of a major war being launched under dubious circumstances. Here are some other examples.” THE GULF OF of Tonkin Incident is remembered as the de facto beginning of full-scale American…
Mustang 2.0 – Did the USAF Really Plan to Modernize the P-51 During the 1980s?
“As recently as the 1980s, the Pentagon considered bringing heavily modified variants of the legendary 1940s warbird back into service. Here’s the story.” WHILE THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE remains on the cutting edge of advanced fighter…
World War Zero – More Incredible Facts About The Russo-Japanese War
Sponsored Content Welcome to the second installment of our two-part series on the Russo-Japanese War sponsored by Rowan Technology, the makers of The West Point History of Warfare digital apps and textbooks. While part one of…
Water Wars – Seven Armies From History That Used Flooding as a Weapon of Mass Destruction
“Forget scorched earth campaigns. Some of history’s armies have tried to soak their enemies using man-made floods.” UNABLE TO BEST their Spanish opponents in open battle during the Eighty Years War, Dutch rebels hatched a creative (if…
The Six Day War — Nine Facts About The 1967 Arab-Israeli Conflict
By Steven Pressfield HAVE YOU EVER WONDERED WHY Israelis bristle when the term “pre-’67 borders” is brought up as part of a suggested solution to the Palestinian dilemma? Or why the issue of “settlements” has…
Texas Rising – Eight Things You Didn’t Know About The Fight For The Lone Star Republic
By Stephen L. Moore “REMEMBER THE ALAMO!” That was the battle cry on the lips of 930 angry Texans as they charged into battle against the army of Mexican generalissimo Antonio Lopez Santa Anna at San…














