The scientific reason the Mongols were unable to successfully invade Europe
In 1206, a new Mongol chieftain came to power and took control of the Mongol hordes in East Asia. The new leader, Genghis Khan, reorganized the army and took the…
WWII in Europe summarized in memes
A picture is worth a thousand words. While memes certainly don’t cover the entirety of WWII in Europe, they provide a good summary of what happened. Use them to explain…
World War II: A Black American soldier’s journal
The information on the Death Notice was spare and emotionless. “Theodore Roosevelt ‘Wheeler’ Wilson, age 81 of Mount Vernon, Indiana. Carpenter, WWII veteran. Death by drowning Dec. 3, 1986.” There…
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…
How a case of hemorrhoids might have changed Europe forever
A sense of purpose and a new mission are important for any veteran after their time in service ends. This is one of the reasons transitioning to a civilian can…
This French military officer was the real-life ‘Last Samurai’
Jules Brunet wasn’t really the “last” samurai anymore than Tom Cruise’s character in the movie of the same name was. But he was a military officer sent to Japan to…
That time Stalin and Churchill drunkenly split up Europe
On Oct. 9, 1944, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill walked into Soviet Premier Joseph Stalin’s study, got super blitzed on whiskey with the Soviet, and then proceeded to split up Eastern Europe with Stalin by writing a list of countries and p…
5 spies that creatively destroyed the enemy
Spies sacrifice a normal life to provide their country with actionable intelligence. Their patriotism comes at the cost of risking life and limb, imprisonment, and public damnation. Often, they have to think outside the box to accomplish the mission…
11 facts you should have learned about World War I
On this day in history, WWI began. Here’s everything you were always supposed to know about the Great War but may have never learned.
Explainer: Why the U.S.-NATO exercises in Eastern Europe are important
The COVID-19 pandemic has upended several military exercises, but now that restrictive measures have been eased some are going forward, albeit in a scaled-down form.
Two kicked off in early June in Poland and the Baltic Sea, drawing parti…