Tag: Germany
Gak Attack! Barbarians Snorted Drugs Before Battle, Study Finds
If you are facing battle, it is generally a good thing if the soldiers on your side are alert, or maybe confident, and even downright reckless in their disregard for danger. The…
Chernobog and Belobog, the Slavic Gods who Don’t Exist?
There are many forgotten gods in the world. Though the great pantheons of history endure along the crumbling ruins of the empires that spawned them, there are many lesser deities who run…
Das Kapital: What Did Marx Actually Have to Say?
Politics in the modern world is increasingly divisive. In the US political system labels matter, and it can be the death knell for a political career to be called “socialist” in reference…
The Komet: The Most Dangerous Warplane Ever Built?
World War Two was the driving force for military innovation in the 20th century. The Cold War and its hot counterparts in Korea, Vietnam and Afghanistan may have had their own moments…
Fire from the Sky: The Terror of the Paris Gun
On the 23rd March 1918 at 7.18 in the morning the city of Paris was rocked by a sudden, unexpected explosion on the Quai de la Seine. The blast came without warning,…
Operation Tamarisk: You Flush It, We Flaunt It
The 20th century saw the concept of warfare evolve to a horrifying new level. With the advent of globalization, automation and mechanization the art of war was refined to an almost obsessive…