Why Trench Raiders were the scariest enemies of World War I
Complacency kills and even soldiers in the trenches of World War I knew it. Despite the huge chasm between the lines, the killing fields known as “No Man’s Land,” Entente…
The only way Napoleon’s enemies could beat him was by not fighting him at all
If there’s any one figure that could be designated Lord of War, it’s probably Napoleon Bonaparte. He was mathematically proven to be the best general the world has ever seen,…
Britain’s unluckiest general surrendered to two of the empire’s greatest enemies
A 2012 poll in the UK asked Britons who they thought was the British Empire’s greatest historical nemeses. Among the top two answers were General George Washington and Napoleon Bonaparte….
8 things you can’t do to your enemies
All is fair in love and war? Not so. A war crime is a violation of international humanitarian law committed during armed conflict, in which the perpetrator can be held responsible for their actions. Until World War II, war crimes were not considered…
The 8 most famous manhunts in military history
War is generally about two sides engaging with thousands of troops, but occasionally that power is directed against one guy instead of an entire army. Here are the eight most noteworthy times that the American military went after an individual:
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4 ways armies have sent ‘FU’ messages to their enemies
As far back as documented history goes, war has crushed civilizations and built new empires. Regardless of era, military leaders and warlords have long sent visual (or “FU”) messages to their enemies in hopes that emotions, not tactics, take ove…
America’s 9 most deadly wartime enemies, ranked
The United States wasn’t the most dominant country on Earth from the get-go. For most of our nearly 243-year history, in fact, we lived by the skin of our teeth. It’s a relatively recent development where some other country can call out for the bl…
Russia’s designing a weapon that makes enemies vomit, hallucinate
The Russian navy is apparently outfitting its warships with a new naval weapon designed to blind and confuse enemies and, sometimes, make them want to hurl, Russian media said early February 2019.
Filin 5P-42, a non-lethal visual-optical infer…