Objective: Ireland – Five World Powers That Planned to Conquer the Emerald Isle
“While the Norse, Norman and English conquests of Ireland are well remembered, a host of other would-be invaders have tried (and failed) to make Ireland theirs. Consider these.” ON ST. PATRICK’S DAY, just about everyone…
The Last Blitz – Hitler’s 1944 Bomber Raids Against London
“While the English press dubbed the raids the “Baby Blitz,” the Germans called it “Operation Steinbock.” The campaign would go down in history as the final Nazi bomber offensive of World War Two.” BY EARLY…
Guns in the Sky – 12 Warplanes That Were Armed With Artillery
“Consider these ‘flying cannons’ (listed in order of ascending firepower)” AERIAL WARFARE was still in its infancy when aviation innovators devised history’s first ‘gunship’. In 1915, mechanics with the French air corps began outfitting the Voisin III with 37…
The Art of War — MHN Readers Tweet Their Favourite Paintings from Military History
MHN Followers tweet their favourite paintings from military history.
Ferocious Beast — Six Little-Known Facts About the Tiger Tank
“Everything about it was over-engineered (to an almost absurd degree)… but in the hands of an expert commander a lone Tiger could knock out dozens of enemy machines in a single engagement.” By Ben Hollingum, GermanWarMachine.com THE PANZERKAMPFWAGEN VI…
Blood on the Sand — Seven Little-Known Facts About Britain’s Second Afghan War
THE LIST OF POWERS that have invaded Afghanistan reads like a who’s who of history’s mighty empires. It includes Macedonians, Indians, Mongols, Mughals, Persians, Sikhs, Soviets and most recently the United States and its allies. For…
