Rafael Quintero was a CIA operative in the 1960’s who had a very busy few years making an impact on the Cuban situation happening around the same time prior to the Bay of Pigs invasion. While many CIA operatives have gained notoriety for their exploits, Rafael Quintero seems to be one of those select few … Read more
The Peloponnesian War was an internal conflict that saw the more powerful of the Greek states rise up against one another to become a full blown conflict. The outcome of the Peloponnesian War had far reaching consequences for all concerned, some of which were positive for the victors and others which reduced the losers to … Read more
Many will know Operation Enduring Freedom as the operational name given to the war in Afghanistan by the American government, but Operation Enduring Freedom is further reaching than this. Operation Enduring Freedom is the name given to the war in Afghanistan along with another number of conflicts that all sit in the American category of … Read more
Paul Revere is a man that anyone who knows American history will have heard of. Paul Revere chose a course of action at the outbreak of the American Revolutionary War that has gone down in history as a legend. While his actions were not long winded and protracted, his short but decisive decision has been … Read more
Operation Desert Storm is the well known operational code name for the military operations at the start of the Gulf War, now known as the First Gulf War. What many do erroneously tend to do is call the whole Gulf War “Operation Desert Storm” which is incorrect. Operation Desert Storm started on the 17th January … Read more
Nathan Hale is an American hero who fought during the American Revolutionary War as a soldier in the Continental Army. While Nathan Hale was not seen as a hero at the time, but today he is revered as one of America’s all time heroes even though he only lived to 21 years of age. We … Read more
The Middle Ages was violent and marked by widespread tumult. These was a undeniably barbarous period in which the local lawmakers were driven by outwardly feelings of pitilessness, which further led to the unashamed middle ages torture of slaves, prisoners and other offenders . Torture chambers were a feature in most of the castles and … Read more
Mary Edwards Walker is someone who we still don’t know the full truth about, yet her exploits gained her the United States Medal of Honor, the only woman to have ever been bestowed this great accolade. Adding to the Medal of Honor, Mary Edwards Walker is also the very first Female U.S. Army Surgeon too; … Read more
If the story of Lydia Darragh (also spelled Darrah or Darrach) is true then she possessed courage most people could only wish for, she was a lady who by all accounts acted to save the American Army from attack by the British. This act was said to have happened during the American Revolutionary War, the … Read more