History of the Bonaparte who died in Zululand
The Bonaparte family’s dreams of Empire were not extinguished by the British at the Battle of Waterloo — or even by the Prussians at the Battle of Sedan 55 years…
This is how a band of tribes united to form the Scythian Empire
The Scythians were diversely known as a group of the earliest tribes, particularly nomadic warriors who initially resided in southern Siberia. Their culture thrived from around the 3rd to the…
Listen to a German WWI veteran describe killing on the Western Front
Stephan Westmann was a German physicist who studied and taught at the University of Berlin during the interwar years. When the Nazi Party rose to power in Germany in the…
The insanely simple reason Lord Nelson revolutionized naval warfare
For centuries, the British Empire was as close as any nation could come to global superpower status in the age of sail. The biggest reason for that was the Royal…
This world wonder may be lost forever in Afghanistan
Many people in Afghanistan perceive Bagram as an extensive US base, contrary to what the British Museum thinks. In its recent exhibition, Bagram boasted being a major trading city and…
The 5 most unlucky empires in all of world history
Not all empires are created equal. Some are built over centuries and fall only because of internal mismanagement. Some outgrow their ability to govern themselves. Others seem formidable on the…
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….