In August of 1945, as the world celebrates the end of the Second World War, out in the […]
Category Archive: HISTORY OF WEAPONS
In May 326 BCE, the unbeaten Macedonian army invades the Punjab region of the Indian subcontinent. Despite the […]
The Battle of Cannae was an important confrontation near the ancient settlement of Cannae, in Apulia, southeastern Italy, […]
The Spartan King Leonidas has evolved into a curiosity in the great commander’s pantheon. The ancient Greeks remembered […]
From 1460 to 1600, the primary missile weapons observed on many European battlefields were the crossbow, the longbow, […]
The V-2 missile was one of Germany’s wonder weapons developed during the Second World War. The V-2 rocket […]
Mankind’s transformation of hunting tools into weapons began his early steps toward violent warfare during the Stone Age. […]
The Battle of Alesia displayed Julius Caesar’s leadership and the Roman army’s siege warfare tactic, techniques and combat […]
In 2000, the film Gladiator portrayed a fictional general named Maximus Decimus Meridius. He refuses to serve the […]
The Gothic triumph in the Battle of Adrianople exposed Roman military weaknesses on the battlefield, while introducing the […]