Category: History

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken demanded that Russia end its “filtration” system, which has resulted in the forcible expulsion of thousands of Ukrainians living in Russian-occupied territory. Blinken referred to this practice as a “war crime.”

Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced during a NATO conference in Madrid that the United Kingdom will send an additional one billion pounds (or 1.2 billion USD or 1.16 billion EUR) in military assistance to Ukraine.

History and reality in general are full of “story” holes that we don’t really expect to happen in reality, but they did, and the military world is full of that.

Since the Civil War, Alcatraz had held captives on its heavily-secured island in the middle of San Francisco Bay.

You would be surprised to know that same-sex relationships in the ancient Thebes were permitted and valued in the 4th century BC.

This might be a bad way to use it, but as they say, “Your imagination is your only limit.” These bizarre assassinations proved just that.

There were quite a few but usual ways that most members of both the Scottish and English royal families have died; these were not.

During those times when mental health awareness was not a thing yet, there were kings and queens who sat on their thrones, regardless of their capabilities (or the lack thereof) to make sound decisions.

Around 2,000 women underwent training to become sharpshooters when the Soviet Union was invaded by Germany. It turned out, they were really good at it.

The VARTA is a type of armored personnel carrier developed in Ukraine. The crew within the vehicle is protected from armor-piercing incendiary ammunition of up to 7.62 millimeters thanks to the particular quality of steel used in the construction of the vehicle compartment.

The practice of dueling started with the nobles of Europe, as an act of defending their honor through man-to-man combats.

A cruise of weapons on the Ukrainian combat zones was covered in a special report prepared by SOFREP in 2015. To date, the Ukrainian Forces are magnifying the use of these weapons to fire back against the assaults made by Russian soldiers on its continuing conflict.