I've been seeing a lot of war movies and I don't know how accurate they are but a lot of the clothing the British and American soldiers wore seems...
What were the primary differences in these two revolutions? Were there any similarities? How did these differences and similarities effect the...
I'm interested in what attracted the members of this forum to the subject of military history. For me, it was an increased desire to understand...
Have you guys seen this story? http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/10/18/spitfire-wwii-fighter-plane-myanmar_n_1978923.html It seems that as many...
I was reading this article, which goes into some depth about the Whigs and how the Republican Party was initially formed. It's about a new initiative...
In 1946, Veterans who had returned from war to their home in Athens, Tennessee, came home to find their county had been taken over by corrupt...
I know women have helped out in varying degrees during all major wars. I've mostly heard about the women in WWII who took jobs or went into nursing....
Workers in NYC, at Central Park, were working on the preservation of a Revolutionary War era cannon, originally from the HMS Hussar, a British...
When war was declared, after Pearl Harbor, do you think the concept of American Excellence was a factor in our coming together behind the war effort?...
I recently found this quote by Benjamin Franklin which shows incredible wisdom for it's time and for today. As entitlement programs continue to...
Who is your favorite Founding Father? What factors into your choice? I'll start with a vote for Benjamin Franklin. He led a fascinating life and his...
I thought this story might interest others here at the Forum. The first link is to the story and the second is a blog post by the collector which...
Nazi = The National Socialists Worker's Party. My question is how did this Socialism differ from the Soviet style? Also, how much did the teachings...
Apparently, Chiune Sugihara, wrote travel visa's from his post as a diplomat in Lithuania. The Jews that escaped ended up in Kobe, Japan as well as...
This has puzzled me for sometime. How did it come to be that the USA can send troops and resources into harms way without a formal declaration of...
I've just stumbled across this site and it looks like a fun place to learn and discuss history. The Revolutionary War is probably the one I am most...
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