We all know Spartan warriors as one of the mightiest, bravest, and best warriors our human history has ever seen. From their young age, Spartan boys were trained hard, and suffered through absolute worst experience, just so they can become the warriors they need to be. The movie 300 painted a great picture for Spartan … Read more
Roel Konijnendijk, who has a doctorate in ancient history and is a lecturer at the University of Oxford’s New College, rates 10 ancient-warfare scenes in movies and shows for realism. Konijnendijk rates the realism of tactics portrayed in films such as “300″ (2006), “Alexander” (2004), and “Braveheart” (1995). He breaks down the martial arts prowess … Read more
A ninja or shinobi was a mercenary warrior class that originates from 15th century Japan. Some of the basic operations of the ninja included infiltration, espionage, sabotage, assassination and also open combat if needed. In the troubled times of the Sengoku period, between 15th and 17th century, a class of mercenaries and spies for hire emerged in the … Read more
The Illegals Program was a network of Russian sleeper agents under non-official cover. In 2010, the investigation by the FBI culminated with the arrest of ten agents. What followed was a prisoner exchange between Russia and the United States on July 9, 2010. The Operation Ghost Stories was the investigation on the sleeper agents. Thanks … Read more
The Middle East cold war seems to last forever. It seems like nobody cannot remember when it all started. But the reality is that two feuding countries are tearing apart the Middle East. For many years now, the Saudi-Iranian rivalry is what has become the topic in the Middle East. Their rivalry and fight over … Read more
Jeremy Scahill is one of the best reporters in the United States. He is the founding editor of The Intercept, an online news publication, and author of some of the best US military documentaries. The Dirty Wars is one of his best documentaries, following his investigative reporting from Afghanistan to Yemen, Somalia, and every other … Read more
Germany lost World War II, and as a loser, had to pay heavy fines and punishments. But what was life actually in Germany after World War II? In between the two world wars, Germany was one of the biggest and most developed economic countries in the world. Hitler used the economic crisis after World War … Read more
The Mongol Empire existed during the 13th and 14th century. At the time, and still, it is the largest contiguous land empire in history. And it was all thanks to Genghis Khan and his brilliant tacticians. After uniting the nomads, Genghis and his officers led a Mongol army of 100,000 men to a series of … Read more
This documentary is looking into the diary of the Propaganda Minister in Adolf Hitler’s government and the leading member of the German National Socialist Party, a man known as Joseph Goebbels. This diary contains written records from the days when he graduated and was unemployed with no involvement in politics, the World War II, to the … Read more
This documentary is a part of a film series with the purpose of encouraging and convincing American soldiers to participate and maximize their efforts in the battle against the Axis Powers in the course of World War II. The name of the series is ‘Why We Fight’ and it represents the directorial debut of Frank … Read more