They say karma is not something you mess with. Americans learned that first hand, as they were the ones to suffer the damage from the work they did during the Soviet-Afghan War. What many people around the world do not know is that the Soviet Union was the first to battle Afghanistan and the Mujahedeens. … Read more
The World War II was a golden era for guns, machine guns and firearms. While the premise might sound “catastrophic”, the fact of the matter that innovation in weaponry was at its best during one of the worst wars in history of mankind. People nowadays cannot appreciate the beauty and the simplicity of the mechanism of World … Read more
When people talk about war history, they usually focus most of their attention on World War II. It is understandable, after all, WW2 was the most deadly war in the history of mankind. However, World War I should not be forgotten. Like it or not, we have let some unknown facts about WW1 slip and … Read more
Mossad is one of the main entities in the Israeli Intelligence Community, along with Aman (military intelligence) and Shin Bet (internal security). Mossad is responsible for intelligence collection, covert operations, and counter-terrorism. The director of Mossad answers directly and only to the Prime Minister. The organization has annual budget of estimated $2.7 billion. Some experts … Read more
You are about to see a miracle. On September 11, 2001, a total of four US Commercial flight aircrafts were taken by 19 hijackers, and then crushed in the WorldTrade Center. As a result of the attacks, 2,996 people lost their lives. But days later, the estimated number of victims went over 6,000. There have been … Read more
The rebels who started the civil war in Sierra Leone 15 years ago wanted only one thing: to reclaim the richness of the country from foreign corporations in order to end the exploitation of its people. In response, the international community decided to wage a war on this country, with bombs, executions, torture, rigged elections … Read more
The War in Afghanistan lasted for more than 10 years. And it all started due as a response to the 9/11 attack on the United States. The War, or the invasion of Afghanistan started on October 7, 2001, after several weeks of Afghanistan refusing to hand over Osama Bin Laden. The West World believed that … Read more
We’ve read so much about Hitler. And we’ve heard so much about him. But have we heard it from the source? This National Geographic documentary provides a new insight to one of the most influential and controversial individuals in the history of mankind. We all know who Hitler was, and how he wanted to conquer … Read more
According to many analysts, the new T-14 Armata is the most advanced tank Russia has ever produced. It is a match for the best Western tanks, and it costs much more than them. The cost per one tank is around 400 million rubles, which is approximately $6.7 million. Before the new T-14 Armata, the Leopard … Read more
The Cossacks are a group of predominantly East Slavic-speaking Orthodox Christian people. They originated in the Pontic steppe north of the Black Sea. In the 2002 Russian Census, there were 140,028 people claiming Cossack ethnicity. That number fell to 67,573 in the Census of 2010. The Cossacks served as part of the Soviet Army. But … Read more