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Invasion U.S.A. – Which World Powers Have Had Plans to Conquer America?
Redcoats raze Washington D.C., Aug. 24, 1814 — the first and last time a foreign army has invaded the continental United States. (Image source: Wikimedia Commons) “Amazingly a number of nations (both friendly and hostile…
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…
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 Of, we’re going…
