world history

Jul 7, 2022

The 5 most underrated commanders in military history

It’s hard not to focus on the giants of military history, whether they are remembered for their skill on the…

Jul 7, 2022

BYEric Milzarski

May 26, 2023

This is why everything about history’s most infamous assassination was dumb

Franz Ferdinand’s assassination had major consequences. However, the men behind one of the most famous assassinations in history were dumb.

BYEric Milzarski

May 26, 2023

Oct 22, 2021

A cartoonish look at how an epic airlift prevented World War 3

Everyone knew in the closing days of World War II that the Soviet Union was destined to clash with the rest of the Allies. But when it attempted a blockade of West Berlin that amounted to a siege in 1948, it still took the world by surprise and thre…

Oct 22, 2021

Jul 7, 2021

This dad asked about his son, and the Bismarck was doomed

In the early days of World War II, battleships were still considered kings and all of the combatants hunted for their enemies’ greatest ships. The battleship Bismarck, the largest battleship in commission at the start of 1941, was…

Jul 7, 2021

BYBlake Stilwell

May 14, 2021

These crusader knights answered the call to fight World War I

The country known as Georgia derives its name – “Gurgan,” the land of the wolves – from the Persian word for the “

BYBlake Stilwell

May 14, 2021

May 11, 2023

Today in military history: Israel declares independence

On May 14, 1948, Israel declared independence, triggering an invasion from neighboring Arab states.

May 11, 2023

May 13, 2021

How the Hashshashin were the most feared assassins of the ancient world

Hashshashin have gone by many namesakes and the word assassin derives from the original religious cult. They consumed hashish to…

May 13, 2021

May 11, 2021

This is how you quickly ascended to pope during the cutthroat renaissance

Imagine Games of Thrones comes to life in the Vatican but with good writers. Of the 19 popes who took…

May 11, 2021

May 10, 2021

The ‘Aztec Eagles’ were the first Mexican troops trained for combat overseas

When 33 pilots and more than 200 ground crewmen left Mexico for Laredo, Texas, they were embarking on a historic…

May 10, 2021

Apr 29, 2020

The punk kid who couldn’t stop beating Russia

Prince Charles ascended to the Swedish throne in 1697 at the age of 15 as Sweden, then one of the most powerful countries in the world, was beset on all sides by enemies and rivals that began attacking early into his reign. Unfortunately for them, t…