Originally posted on Praetorian History: Roman legions are well renowned today as some of the most premier fighting forces in all of history. The discipline that it takes to fight as such a cohesive unit was unparallel during the supremacy of ancient Rome. What will strike most historians as they look back over the history… The…
Category: History Roundup
Know Your Obscure WW1 History: German Zeppelins Made from Cow Intestines?
German Zeppelins Were Made with Cow Intestines And It Led To Sausage Restrictions During WWI Here’s an Obscure Fact you can use sometime when Discussing World War One!
Know Your Real Civil War History: Thaddeus Stevens
Adored Now for What He Was Once Hated While I was reading this article I was reminded of Tommy Lee Jones portrayal of Thaddeus Stevens in the movie Lincoln, (which was in this writer’s opinion one of the most fantastical pieces of Civil War propaganda ever made) which among other things showed Steven’s to…
On This Day — Remembering the Paris Attacks (November 13 2015)
Because Now It’s Personal: Causes That Produce The Guerrilla
Because Now It’s Personal: Causes That Produce The Guerrilla Most of the men who fought with William Quantrill didn’t own slaves. They were just Missouri farm boys who wanted to be left alone, raise families and run farms of their own. What caused them to turn into the so called “bloodthirsty savages” they later…
Lessons On Modern Urban Warfare
Lessons On Modern Urban Warfare Excellent treatise on Modern Urban Warfare by Raptor 2. I Highly recommend you guys take advantage of the Q&A Raptor 2 is offering! Pick his brain and Sharpen that edge. For further reading on the subject of Urban Warfare: Mean Streets: The Clash of Technology and Terrain in Urban Warfare…
Lessons from a Guerrilla: Marine Raider Frank Sturgis, the Fight for Freedom and Mastering Logistics
Lessons from a Guerrilla: Marine Raider Frank Sturgis, the Fight for Freedom and Mastering Logistics Awesome write up by NC Scout on former USMC Raider and CIA agent Frank Sturgis. Being both a military history buff and a student of guerilla warfare the book Warrior: Frank Sturgis—The CIA’s #1 Assassin-Spy, Who Nearly Killed Castro…
Know Your History: The Fall of the Boers, An Honest Look
THE FALL OF THE BOERS: AN HONEST LOOK Really informative read on understanding the downfall of White South Africa and how we got to the current state of white genocide with the ANC murdering South African White Farmers.
Know Your History: What the Progressive Socialist Left Have in Store
What is Coming – 6 Part Series Really well done Six Part Historical Perspective Series on what Communism can do to a Society. While you are at I highly recommend downloading The Sovietization of America, an interview with Austrian Economist Yuri Maltsev. Prepare Accordingly.
On This Day in History, October 31, 1922: Mussolini Seizes Power in Italy
October 31, 1922 – Benito Mussolini Assumes Power in Italy Mussolini formed the Fascist Party in March of 1919 with the support of many unemployed veterans of WWI. He organized them into armed squads known as Black Shirts, who terrorized their political opponents. In 1921, the Fascist Party was invited to join the coalition…