“For centuries, even millennia, eye-witnesses of conflict have suffered from PTSD. Consider these early accounts.” WHILE THE TERM post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) wasn’t officially coined until 1980, psychologists, both civilian and military, have long…
We Fought a Zoo — Animal Weapons Throughout History
“As recently as the Second World War, militaries weaponized animals.” HUMANS HAVE BEEN domesticating animals for use in combat since the first warriors of Eurasia rode into battle on horses around 3000…
War By Remote Control — 2,500 Years of Unmanned Vehicles
“While UAVs are still considered as being on the cutting edge of military technology, the idea of sending an unmanned aircraft, ground vehicles or even boats into battle is centuries old and…
Roll Over and Play Dead – The Ridiculous War of the Stray Dog
So far on this blog, we’ve heard about military standoffs caused by dead pigs, wooden buckets, bird droppings and a destroyed pastry shop. In this latest edition of Wars You Never Heard…
Fanciful Flattops — Three Amazing Aircraft Carriers that Might Have Changed History
“By 1940, the carrier, now christened the Graf Zeppelin, was still not yet ready for service — a shortage of anti-aircraft guns kept her in the shipyards.” EVEN BEFORE THE OUTBREAK of the…
Surrounded – Some of History’s Most Incredible Sieges
Encircled, cut off and facing attack by government troops, the northern Syrian city of Aleppo has been under what’s being described as a state of siege since late July. Elements of the…
Star Wars – 30 Celebrities and What They Did in Wartime
ON THE NIGHT of Sept. 23, 1942, a flight of RAF Halifax bombers from No. 76 squadron struck a German harbour facility on the Baltic Sea. During the mission, one of the…
In The Company of Men — Women Who Disguised Themselves To Fight
“Mulan wasn’t the only woman to ever don male clothing in order to take her place in the battle line” LONG BEFORE Disney brought her story to life on the big screen,…