Category: History

The physical conditions of the battlefield play a huge factor in the result of the encounters— the terrain, weather, and bodies of water, could all greatly influence the result of the battle.

There were wars that almost happened, but thankfully did not. Here are some of them:

Howard Hughes started a notorious aircraft project called the Hughes H-4 Hercules, a wooden amphibious aircraft better known as the Spruce Goose.

While many were devastated upon receiving the news of their loved ones’ death, a Soviet housewife did not waste her time sulking upon hearing her husband’s death; she instead got herself a T-34 tank to hunt down and kill the Nazis.

The improvement of technology also improved the sleeping experience of our soldiers. Here’s how the temporary soldier shelter improved from the rickety A-framed canvas to the modern ones throughout different war periods.

To say, the reality is sometimes crazier than the works of fiction, and there were some historical events to prove this.

Halloween is still pretty far, but that would not stop us from telling some of the spooky and chilling stories of the Civil War.

The POWs of Camp Sumter were captured and taken to the enemy prison camp to be forced into labor, starved, and tortured.

Things were much different back then, during the medieval times when the process was not as systematic, and being on the front lines of the battle was far different from what we know now.

If you think all those wars and combat games made you want to consider being enlisted, but you’re very particular about hygiene, then you might wanna read this first.

How about “Operation Kill Saddam Hussein”?

They say that the most painful betrayal comes from the one you trusted the most, and Hitler knew exactly how that felt.