Category: Units
Landsknechts – Meet the Most Infamous Mercenaries of the Renaissance
“One chronicler remarked that the devil refused to let landsknechts into hell because he was so afraid of them.” By Richard Anderton DURING THE 16th Century the most feared soldiers on Europe’s battlefields were the…
Zouaves – Meet the 19th Century’s Most Colourful Soldiers
“America wasn’t the only country to embrace France’s Zouave uniform.” IN TODAY’S WORLD of disruptive camouflage, ghillie suits and stealth technology, the idea of marching into combat in red silk pants, a bright blue tunic…
The Rough Riders – Seven Things You Didn’t Know About Theodore Roosevelt’s Famous Volunteers
“They proved themselves to be as brave and steady in the heat of battle as the hardened veterans they fought alongside.” By Mark Lee Gardner THE THREE-AND-A-HALF MONTH Spanish American War is one of United…
A Bloody Baptism of Fire — The 8th Lincolns at the Battle of Loos, 1915
“The 8th Lincolns paid a terrible price for the errors made by High Command.” By Nigel Atter BY THE END of 1914, the Western Front had consolidated into 400 miles of continuous trenches stretching from…
The Flying Tigers — 12 Facts About America’s Legendary Volunteer Fighter Squadron
“The victories of these Americans over the rice paddies of Burma are comparable in character, if not in scope, with those won by the RAF over the hop fields of Kent in the Battle of…
“A Mob in Uniform” – How the Rowdy Australians Outraged the Brass in WW1 (And Terrified the Enemy)
“I have never seen a body of men in uniform with less idea of discipline.” – General Sir Archibald Murray By Craig Deayton LIKE ALL nations that fought in the First World War, Australia paid a…
