Category: Odd Facts
Sheridan’s Scorched Earth Campaign — The Union Army’s Forgotten War Crime
“Civilians were intentionally targeted and brutalized, particularly in the final year of the conflict.” By James Bovard GEORGE ORWELL WROTE in 1945 that “the nationalist not only does not disapprove of atrocities committed by his own side,…
Filmmaker Explores Smallpox and the Franco Prussian War
PRIOR TO THE 20th CENTURY, armies on campaign typically lost more men to disease than battle. Consider the following: During the Napoleonic Wars, 375,000 French soldiers died in combat, while more than 800,000 succumbed to illness.[1]…
Soldiering On – Famous Battles Fought After the War Ended
“Prior to the age of fast ships, telegraphs, radio or satellite communication, it could take days, weeks or even months for news of peace to reach an army in the field.” TWO HUNDRED YEARS AGO THIS…
Brute Force – History’s Largest Armies
“A number of nations and empires have claimed the title of ‘world’s biggest’ over the past 4,000 years. Here is a breakdown of history’s largest armies.“ CHINA’S COMMUNIST LEADERSHIP is directing the People’s Liberation Army…
G-Men vs. The Kaiser — FBI Historian Traces the Bureau’s Role in WW1 Counter-Espionage
At 2 a.m. on July 30, 1916, German agents operating inside the United States touched off 2 million pounds of American-made munitions stored on the Hudson River in Jersey City, New Jersey. The entire consignment was awaiting transport to Britain…
Bloody Murder — Nine of the Most Shocking POW Massacres of World War Two
“While the Malmedy Massacre may be one of the better-known atrocities committed against POWs in World War Two, the history of the six-year conflict is rife with similar crimes.” NEXT WEDNESDAY MARKS THE 70TH ANNIVERSARY…
