An Oriental Stalingrad and the Chinese Invention of Kamikaze Colin Liddell March 26, 2017 0 The Japanese are usually accredited with the development of kamikaze tactics in modern warfare. This is thanks to the dramatic attacks... Read more »
Stabbed in the Front: Operation Michael, the Ultimate Pyrrhic Victory Colin Liddell March 21, 2017 0 Stormtroopers 102 years ago today the most important event of the 20th century took place, the launch of the last great German offen... Read more »
The Mongols Conquer the Great City of Kaifeng Colin Liddell March 07, 2017 2 The fall of the city of Kaifeng, the capital of the Jin State on the 26th of February, 1233 was the decisive moment in one of the grea... Read more »
Meet Liu Ziye, the Chinese Caligula Colin Liddell February 19, 2017 0 Rome is justly notorious for several of its Emperors, whether Nero with his cruelty and artistic vanity, Commodus with his gladiator... Read more »
A Scottish Disaster In Estonia: The Siege of Wesenberg Colin Liddell January 14, 2017 0 The castle of Wesenberg in Livonia As a particularly adventurous race, the Scots have had more than their fair share of misfortunes a... Read more »
The Fall of Calais: A Blessing in Disguise Colin Liddell January 07, 2017 0 An attack on Calais in the 16th century Today (7th January) in 1558, the town of Calais and the small surrounding are, the last Engli... Read more »
America: the Empire built on Fat and Shit Colin Liddell January 05, 2017 1 The end, as the philosophers often say, is in the beginning. This may or may not be true, but if it is, it is particularly interesting... Read more »