Historical Conflicts

3+ day, 15+ hour ago   (421+ words) or $34.99 per year (save 27%) BY Warren Gray / October 8, 2026 AI-generated summary of this article. AI can make mistakes — read the full article. Would've been a privilege for some boot Lithuanian to hear from this brother! Hope they appreciated him! Keep up…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (414+ words) Stories of war are often told through those who start them, while the experiences of ordinary people affected can be overlooked. Horrible Histories author Terry Deary says anyone serious about ending war needs to hear more stories from those who…...

2+ day, 2+ hour ago   (726+ words) General George Patton. Image Credit: Creative Commons. “Wars may be fought with weapons, but they are won by men. It is the spirit of the men who follow and of the man who leads that gains that victory.” – US Army…...

2+ day, 2+ hour ago   (1001+ words) “Courage isn’t having the strength to go on — it is going on when you don’t have strength.” Attributed to Napoleon, tested at Trafalgar, Russia and Waterloo. While he was undoubtedly a master strategist and a great leader, his campaigns and…...

1+ day, 22+ hour ago   (716+ words) Even in the ancient period, some empires could deploy large armies of hundreds of thousands of men to defeat and destroy their enemies. Qin Shi Huang used strict Legalist conscription to unite China, establishing the world’s largest standing infantry force…...

2+ day, 5+ hour ago   (318+ words) Beyond the Principal Warfare Officer Why the PWO? The 60s Threat Environment The PWO Concept at Sea Implications of the PWO The Warfare Problem – Facing the Twenty First Century The Future Warfare Officer This article will not attempt to propose a…...

2+ day, 9+ hour ago   (83+ words) On Oct. 16, 1942, the Army's Military Intelligence Service (MIS) published its fifth special study—"The Development of German Defensive Tactics in Cyrenaica—1941." The study concluded that German desert defense was not designed as an immovable barrier; instead, it was an integrated…...

3+ day, 2+ hour ago   (639+ words) M4 Sherman Tank from WWII Image: Creative Commons. “A pint of sweat will save a gallon of blood” was one of Gen. George Patton’s most famous quotations, reflecting the general’s relentless focus on preparation. Holland points to an example in September…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (201+ words) In last month’s Vintage Perspectives I described how a contingent of New Zealand yachtsmen, including Charles Webster, had been selected for the Royal Navy and were on their way by steamer to England in late 1916. In June 1918 Charles Webster was…...

3+ day, 2+ hour ago   (748+ words) “To be a successful soldier, you must know history.” Patton wrote it to his son entering West Point, and he lived it from Syracuse in 413 B.C. to El Guettar. General George Patton was an outstanding combat leader, going from…...