Why Japan was never invaded and conquered by European conquistadors
Many areas of the world were invaded and colonized by European empires during the Age of Sail and beyond. Whether right or wrong, many corners of the globe suddenly began…
A Chinese diesel submarine surfaced in the middle of a US carrier group
There’s a lot about the Song-class Chinese submarine that’s special. It was the first submarine developed entirely by the People’s Republic of China and the first to use the modern…
This is how Genghis Khan exacted his revenge when his grandson died
The man who would become the ruler of the Mongols had the birth name Temujin, which means “blacksmith,” and it epitomized how he would confront everything with an iron fist….
At this firing range, you can shoot your dream firearm
In America, you can do a lot of things at a firing range — for the right price. Shoot a sten gun, a .50-cal, or an AK-47 — you can even
The global death toll from the coronavirus is approaching 230,000 with more than 3.2 million infections confirmed, causing mass disruptions as governments continue to try to slow the spread of the new respiratory illness. Here’s … In 1940, William P. Bonelli, 19, had no desire to join the military. The nation was not yet at war, but Bonelli, who followed the war news in Europe and Asia, said he knew deep inside that war was coming, and probably soon. Rather than wait fo… Secretary of Defense Mark Esper said Aug. 3, 2019, that he wants to put ground-based intermediate-range ballistic missiles in the Pacific to confront regional threats, a move that is antagonizing rivals China and Russia. “We would like to dep… The one thing that seems to be a constant in Saigon is the delicious smell of food cooking – from the street vendors, open air cafes, coffee shops, and bakeries – it was that way in the late 60’s and remains so today. The first time I came to t… The new trailer for Godzilla: King of Monsters came out and, like other Godzilla movies of the last twenty years, it has one fundamental mistake: it has nothing to do with the extensive lore behind Godzilla and the large cast of supporting … China is preparing to lock down potential oil and gas assets in the resource-rich, but hotly contested South China Sea by effectively banning exploration by countries from outside the region.COVID-19: Tajikistan officially confirms first cases
Pearl Harbor survivor relates his World War II odyssey
China warns the US against putting new missiles on its ‘doorstep’
After 45 years, Green Beret faces his past in Vietnam — part three
How Godzilla films were actually a metaphor for how postwar Japan saw the world
China wants to block other countries from energy exploration