Tag: Military History
Napalm, Tanks and Death Rays — History’s First Attempts at Modern-Day Weaponry
“A number of innovators throughout history who developed early versions of some of today’s more revolutionary fighting machines.” JAN ZIZKA, a 15th century Czech military leader who led a rebellion against the powerful Catholic Church,…
Operation Chariot – Inside the British Commando Raid on Saint-Nazaire
“Why did Britain even consider this sort of ‘death or glory’ raid when casualties were guaranteed to be heavy?” By Robert Lyman IN MARCH OF 1942 British Commandos and the Royal Navy launched one of…
Civil War Submarines – How North and South Rushed to Win History’s First Undersea Arms Race
“The ill-fated Hunley was just one of a number of submarines and semi-submersibles to see service in the war between North and South. Here are some others.” ON THE NIGHT of Feb. 17, 1864, the 40-foot-long,…
The First Wartime Newsreels — A Collection of the Earliest Battles Captured on Film
“Amazingly, many of these early wartime newsreels have survived and are freely available online today.” (Originally published Nov. 14, 2012) EARLY PHOTOGRAPHERS immortalized conflicts like the Crimean War, the American Civil War, and the Franco…
Raid on Los Baños – The WW2 Prison Camp Rescue That History Forgot
“The coordinated strike on the camp by 170 U.S. paratroopers and 75 Filipino guerrillas would use the element of surprise to overwhelm the few guards that remained at their posts.” By Bruce Henderson SHORTLY AFTER SUNRISE…
Ecuadorian-Peruvian War of 1941 – Inside the Strange South American Conflict That Raged While Europe Burned
“The conflict, which had nothing to do with the war in Europe or the Pacific, was the result of a lasting border dispute between the neighbouring nations of Peru and Ecuador.” ON JULY 5, 1941, the…
