In World War II, during the brutal Battle of Iwo Jima in 1945, a 24 year old Navy electrician helped transform standard Sherman tanks into devastating flamethrower weapons. Joseph Kissel and eight ...

Archaeologists in Spain have uncovered an elephant bone from 2,200 years ago, and they believe it belonged to an animal that ...

History is filled with weapons that sound absurd—until you realize they worked. Ancient armies reportedly used flaming pigs to panic enemy war elephants, turning the animals against their own ranks.

From muscle-powered combat in ancient battlefields to nuclear deterrence in the 20th century, every technological leap has reshaped the character of war. Today, that trajectory has entered a new and ...

More than a century after its discovery, Scandinavia’s oldest plank boat is finally giving up new secrets. By analyzing ...

This year in the disaster-stricken Lötschental, the traditional Tschäggättä procession did not start in the Swiss village of Blatten, but in Wiler.

Alexander the Great and the first President of modern Greece Ioannes Kapodistrias employed the Hellenic civilization for the good of humanity ...

Today, the People’s Liberation Army is widely viewed as a force on the rise—larger, more technologically advanced, and ...

Warfare transitioned from open battlefields to urban environments. Compact carbines with shorter barrels replaced full-length rifles for maneuverability. Combat now occurs predominantly after dark.

Discover the top 10 ancient martial arts of India, including Kalaripayattu, Silambam, Gatka, Thang-Ta and more. These timeless fighting styles blend combat, culture and tradition.