Military

Genghis Khan was born as Temujin in 1162 near the Onon River in what is now Mongolia. He would go…

George Washington, the first President of the United States and one of the most revered figures in American history, was…

Gustavus Henry March-Phillipps, known affectionately as Gus, was a British military officer whose life, though tragically short, was marked by…

Manfred von Richthofen, better known as the Red Baron, was born into Prussian nobility in what is now Poland on…

Adolf Hitler, the embodiment of evil for the 20th century, was born on April 20, 1889, in Braunau am Inn,…

Have you ever wondered how a small boy from Norfolk became one of Britain’s most celebrated naval heroes?” From humble…

Gustavus Henry March-Phillipps, fondly known as Gus, was a British military leader whose innovative spirit and bravery left a lasting…

In the heart of the 17th century, England was a nation at war with itself, a stage ripe for the…

Napoleon Bonaparte was born in Ajaccio on the Mediterranean island of Corsica on 15 August 1769 which came under French…

“I would rather die than do something which I know to be a sin, or to be against God’s will.”…

“I am not afraid of an army of lions led by a sheep, I am afraid of an army of…

“Remember that the revolution is what is important, and each one of us, alone, is worth nothing.” – Che Guevara.…

“You may all go to Hell, and I will go to Texas” – Davy Crockett. There is probably not a…

“That’s one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind” – Neil Armstrong Neil Armstrong had flying in…

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