Many countries today pride themselves on the amazing military vehicles that they’re capable of producing. However, judging by what some used to call a tank, they haven’t always had this skill. 10. Armored Quadricycle (Great Britain) Aside from being the first thing you’d think if you were asked what an armored vehicle designed by the British would [...]
Posted by Adam Wears on Thursday, April 18, 2013 at 4:30 am
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In the quest to end a war or conflict as quickly as possible, ingenious battle plans are drawn up all the time. Sometimes, these plans fall by the wayside, for one reason or another. Whether the cancellation was good or bad for civilization, it makes one wonder what would have happened if it was seen through to the end. [...]
Posted by Evan Symon on Wednesday, April 17, 2013 at 12:01 am
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While today it is generally more common for an actor to entertain soldiers rather than be one, there was a time when even fame and stardom was not enough to keep some people out of war. As a result, during the Second World War a number of actors served in the armed forces—most through enlisting—with [...]
Posted by Jeff Danelek on Sunday, November 11, 2012 at 12:01 am
Filed under History, Military, People · Tagged with Actors, Art Carney, Audie Murphy, Charles Durning, Douglas Fairbanks Jr., eddie albert, James Arness, Jimmy Stewart, Lee Marvin, Mel Brooks, Russell Johnson, Second World War, U.S. military, United States military, WWII, WWII soldiers
With the War On Terror entering its second decade, the military forces of the United States continues to operate at a high tempo. A salient factor of U.S. military forces has always been the high level of training that its members receive. It is this training that is the focus of this list. Military personnel [...]
Posted by Lee Standberry on Wednesday, October 24, 2012 at 12:01 am
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This list can be thought of as an addendum of sorts to a similar list that was done here at TopTenz, featuring American military schools. There was a bit of thought, both from myself, and from the readers of the original list, that there is something to be said about military institutions of higher learning [...]
Posted by Lee Standberry on Monday, October 8, 2012 at 12:01 am
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Throughout the history of warfare, it has sometimes proven necessary—and less costly—to lay siege to an enemy fortification, rather than assault it directly. The drawback with this, of course, is that it could take months, or even years, to get an enemy to capitulate, which is what made wars in the past so lengthy (think [...]
Posted by Jeff Danelek on Wednesday, September 26, 2012 at 12:01 am
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A lot of people treat Adolf Hitler as if he was a military genius who was only done in by his own visions of unattainable excess. This is incorrect. He was actually a complete idiot who was done in by his own visions of unattainable excess. Why? Well: 10. He Cancelled the Worlds’ First Assault [...]
Posted by Guest Author on Tuesday, September 4, 2012 at 12:01 am
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To pick where a military base goes has to be an easy job. Putting a military base in a place where there’s fighting is a no-brainer. But sometimes you find these bases on tiny islands that can’t be seen, even when you zoom in entirely on Google Maps and have no civilization for miles around. [...]
Posted by Mohammed Shariff on Monday, August 13, 2012 at 12:01 am
Filed under History, Military, Misc · Tagged with andersen air force base, Area 51, diego garcia, Korengal Valley, Mohammed Shariff, Pine Gap, remote american outposts, remote military bases, Shamsi Air Base, shemya island, Thule Air Base, Wake Island
Acts of terror are no longer a phenomenon that can be conveniently ignored by the masses. In fact, with extremists continually seeking weapons of mass destruction, the threat of terrorism looms everywhere. With our attention so attuned, here is a list of 10 of the deadliest, and most notorious, acts of terror. 10. Bombing of [...]
Posted by Lee Standberry on Monday, July 2, 2012 at 12:01 am
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From July 1 to July 3, 1863, Gettysburg was the site of one of the largest battles of the American Civil War, the deadliest by a wide margin, and one that is widely considered the closest the South came to winning. On top of that, on November 19, 1863, it was the location where Abraham [...]
Posted by Dustin Koski on Thursday, June 21, 2012 at 12:01 am
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