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Canadian soldiers were among the most ruthless on the battlefield during World War I, especially when it came to facing the Germans.

In February 1988, an interaction between US and Soviet Navy vessels resulted in the tension-fueled Black Sea Bumping Incident.

A napalm strike erupts in a fireball near U.S. troops on patrol in South Vietnam, 1966 during the Vietnam War.

The Last Samurai (2003) was a historical epic loosely set during the last great Samurai rebellion of the Meiji Restoration. It is important to note that the movie is not intended to be historically ...

The Polish government is calling for recognition for the Polish mathematicians who provided indispensable aid to Alan Turing in cracking the German Enigma code during the Second World War. Today, it ...

The United States was in a strange position following the end of the Second World War. Not only was this an era that saw rapid advancements in the development of weapons of war, but the country also ...

When the Japanese invaded and took over the Philippines, a host of fighting Filipinos fought tooth and nail to resist their control.

Let’s dive into something that’s been bugging many for decades: how did old fighter aircraft shoot at the enemy without blasting their own propellers into oblivion? Picture this: the early 20th ...

In a move reminiscent of the John Wick films, retired US Navy SEAL Marcus Luttrell took extreme measures to corner the men who’d murdered his beloved dog. The entire incident was captured on a phone ...

The Spanish Civil War influenced the minds of an entire generation. The conflict escalated in 1936 and lasted until 1939. It was a war between the Second Spanish Republic and the fascist forces of ...

Dwight D. Eisenhower viewed firsthand the crimes that were committed by the Germans at concentration camps when he visited the newly-liberated Ohrdruf during the Second World War. The sights were so ...