InfoGraphic — The 3,000-Year History of BioChem Warfare
This infographic comes to us from Jasmine Henriques of the career website SecurityDegreeHub.com. In it, she tracks the nearly 3,000-year history of chemical and biological warfare from the ancients’ use of sulphur and weaponized animal…
From “Overlord” and “Desert Storm” to “Dracula” and “Mermaid Dawn” — The Cryptic History of Codenaming Military Operations
“Designating operations by their objectives or points on a map didn’t offer much in the way of security… and using simple alphanumeric designations, like “Operation 12a” was seen as unimaginative.” HAD IT NOT been for…
Military History in 100 Objects – Seven Famous War Horses Preserved for the Ages
While history’s most illustrious commanders have long since shaken off this mortal coil, a surprising number of their horses are still with us to this day… at least in body. Check out this bizarre collection…
The St. Albans Raid – The Confederate ‘Invasion’ of Vermont
In the fall of 1864, Vermont seemed far removed from the bloody battlefields of the American Civil War. Although as many as a tenth of the state’s 300,000 residents were in uniform, the actual fighting…
Fighting First Families — Meet the Relatives of WW2’s Most Famous Leaders
RANDOLPH CHURCHILL, son of the Britain’s legendary prime minister, could easily have opted out of dangerous wartime duty by using his top drawer family connections, but he didn’t. In fact the 28-year-old Churchill, would go on…
Whatever Happened To… ? — Seven Famous Military Leaders and What They Did Later in Life
“What about the other generals — those who covered themselves in glory on the battlefield only to disappear into obscurity in peacetime?” MANY OF HISTORY’S most celebrated military commanders achieved immortality by dying heroically in battle. Think: Horatio Nelson, James Wolfe, Stonewall Jackson and George Armstrong Custer….
