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Lest We Forget — How Different Countries Remember Their War Dead
“The small artificial flowers, which are pinned to the lapel, symbolize the poppies that grew in Flanders fields during the First World War.” EVERY NOV. 11 at exactly 11 a.m., life throughout much of the British…
The Dogs of War — A Short History of Canines in Combat
“Archeologists suspect that humans have been using dogs in warfare since the animals were first domesticated more than 15,000 years ago.” A NEW MONUMENT commemorating the sacrifices of some very special warriors will be dedicated in…
The Sino-Vietnamese Conflict – Inside the Bloody 1979 Border War Between Beijing and Hanoi
“The fighting between the PLA and the Vietnamese lasted less than a month, but was surprisingly intense.” FOR MUCH OF the Cold War, Vietnam was where world powers sent their armies to be defeated. The…
It’s Deadly At the Top — The Age Old Tradition of Executing Generals
“More than 300 generals were executed in a single day in October 1941.” NORTH KOREA’S new leader, Kim Jong Un, is cleaning house in the upper echelons of his army. The 29-year-old dictator reportedly executed…
Battle Called on Account of Rain — How Foul Weather Changed History
As Hurricane Sandy socks it to the eastern seaboard of North America, we put it to @ThisIsWarBlog Twitter followers to name some examples of instances in which severe weather changed the outcome of a battle….
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 has occurred throughout…
