Category: War Stories

The small, compact, yet powerful enough M50 Ontos was light enough to be airdropped, just like what they were seeking, but why was it still removed from service in 1969?

About 222 students and 18 teachers from women’s schools were deployed into a nursing unit to help the wounded Imperial Japanese Army.

During World War I, No Man’s Land was one of the places you wouldn’t want to be in. Just as the soldiers thought they already had more than enough to worry about, they would find out that even the seemingly innocent, harmless, and war-beaten trees could also kill them.

To the Soviets during the siege of Leningrad, performing an orchestra sounded like an attractive idea, so that’s what they did.

They say that the true defining factor of an excellent commander is not in the offense when soldiers are mostly prepared but during the retreat when most of the troops are in poor shape, desperate, and low in morale, and the odds are not in your favor.

What would you do if you were left behind by your troops as you were evacuating from the territory of the enemies who obviously wanted you dead?

There were those from ancient times who decided to choose unique and unusual ways to stop a siege.

Like what Finnish writer Erno Paasilinna said, “It is also a victory to know when to retreat,” and that’s what differentiates a great leader from a good one. Military commanders who knew that advancing is not always the best course of action are a gem. A correctly and adequately done one could allow the forces […]

A Marine pilot named Robert Klingman decided to use his plane’s propeller to take down a Kawasaki Ki-45.

Here are stories about forgeries that almost changed the course of history had they not been exposed.

When the North and South were clashing against one another, fighting for what they believed in, spies played a huge part in most parts of the American Civil War.

Things were much different over 100 years ago, when finding sufficient and edible food was part of the challenge the soldiers had to face.