enemy

Mar 15, 2023

America’s toughest enemy during the Mexican-American War: The Saint Patrick’s Battalion

In 1845, the United States annexed the Republic of Texas, which Mexico claimed as its own. This dispute led to…

Mar 15, 2023

Nov 5, 2022

5 cultural mannerisms troops brought back from fighting the enemy

Throughout history, troops have had a tough time assimilating with the demands of transitioning to civilian life. After more than…

Nov 5, 2022

Nov 2, 2022

WATCH: 7 videos of A-10s thoroughly messing up the enemy

If you’ve ever wondered what it sounds like for an enemy soiling themselves in fear, it sounds exactly like the…

Nov 2, 2022

Nov 1, 2022

7 troops who would get executed when captured by their enemy

War is brutal. It makes people do harsh things. Then, it makes the other side retaliate against those harsh things. But war is also a fight with rules and when sides don’t play by those rules, tempers flare, emotions run high, and that’s when the …

Nov 1, 2022

Oct 6, 2022

How snipers psychologically torture the enemy on the battlefield

The history of human beings has been dotted with warfare between empires, tribes and nations since time immemorial, and it…

Oct 6, 2022

Aug 24, 2023

This is why Washing Machine Charlie is the most annoying enemy aircraft ever

The aircraft were nicknamed Washing Machine Charlie due to the purposely out of sync engines used by the enemy pilots.

Aug 24, 2023

Aug 18, 2022

This landmine can hit enemy vehicles from above

No, that’s not a typo. The XM204 Top Attack Munition can strike enemy vehicles from above, an angle of attack…

Aug 18, 2022

BYBethaney Phillips

Jul 25, 2022

This former military weapon blinded its enemies

Warfare has been fought with weapons of all kinds, from swords and cannons, to fire, to guns, atomic bombs and…

BYBethaney Phillips

Jul 25, 2022

Jul 19, 2023

That time a British soldier held back 6,000 enemy troops with beer bottles

There’s probably no greater argument in favor of issuing bottled beer to troops in combat than the story of William Speakman.

Jul 19, 2023

Mar 30, 2022

This is why soft interrogations are best when handling an Enemy POW

While intense stands offs can in some cases yield good results, they can also provide false information as a result…

Mar 30, 2022

Sep 23, 2021

This is the death cult the FBI says is spreading among drug cartels

The drug war has been going on for so long, the inward, secret lives of narcotics traffickers are beginning to take on a life all of their own, separate from the national borders we know as their homes. They have their own rituals, coded languages, …