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…
Military Milestones – 15 of the Coming Year’s Top Historic Anniversaries
2014 WAS A BANNER YEAR for for military history. The 70th anniversary of D-Day drew huge crowds to Normandy, France in June. Later that same month, thousands of Scottish nationalists descended onto Bannockburn to commemorate their country’s…
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…
Living History 2014 — MHN Community Tweets Their Best Photos of the Year
The MilitaryHistoryNow.com community tweets us their top photos of 2014
In Convsersation with Bernard Cornwell — Novelist Talks About Latest Books, Wellington and Life After Sharpe
“People ask me if I could go back in time and ask [Wellington] questions what would they be? I’d rather send a Victoria’s Secrets model back to do it. He’d tell her everything. All his best…
The Deadly 88 — Was Germany’s Flak 18/37 the best gun of World War Two?
“As Operation Battleaxe kicked off on June 15, 1941, Matildas advancing towards the Halfaya Pass were cut down with surgical precision by just five German 88s.” Story Courtesy GermanWarMachine.com IN DECEMBER 1940, the Allies chased…
