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Since the bush war began in 1966, the Rhodesian mounted infantry played a crucial role in the fig...

On August 2, 1964, four North Vietnamese patrol boats attacked the destroyer USS Maddox (DD731). ...

This is the second part of a series. You can read part one here. The next day, D Company returned...

Anyone who loves history comes to learn that it is messy.  They must not only accept this realit...

“Rabble we may be, but we are now a rabble in arms…” (The Moon Is A Harsh Mistr...

It is very warm. It is also humid, but what else would you expect? Singapore is roughly 60 miles ...

And I discovered that my castles stand Upon pillars of salt and pillars of sand -Coldplay- The Am...

And I discovered that my castles stand Upon pillars of salt and pillars of sand -Coldplay-     ...

An aircraft goes down over Africa under “mysterious circumstances.” The secretary g...

Myanmar continues to struggle with a corrupt, violent military dictatorship, bitter fighting with...

There was a brief lull in the fighting in the Fall of 1944.  Senior German Army officers were at...

“The hour is grave. Arise everyone, take up your arms and rush to the defence of your count...

On May 7, 1952, the North Korean Senior POW on the Island of Koje-do requested the presence of th...

I stepped up to the podium and adjusted the microphone. It was Saturday, September 21st, 2013. I ...

The Chinese began to fear the Ethiopians. It wasn’t just that they could never defeat them....

So where is the next war coming from? Maybe the place to start is listening in on bull sessions o...