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 [...]

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. [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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. [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]