When you play the game of thrones, you win or you die. When it came to the Wars of the roses, truer words were never spoken.
There is a long history of people using psychological warfare tactics in order to gain an edge on the battlefields of history.
After his death, Attila the Hun’s most trusted soldiers buried him in a secret location and then went to horrific lengths to make sure no one would ever find it.
From his perilous childhood to his adult schemes, there was often little difference between Julius Caesar’s life and an episode of Game of Thrones.
Everyone knows that Benedict Arnold betrayed his countrymen during the Revolutionary War, but his chilling history is even darker than most people realize.
History doesn't always wait for leaders to act. Sometimes, it moves because someone asks a question (or doesn't). These are the moments when regular people, often by accident, push the world in new directions.
When William Wallace was executed, he was hanged, drawn, and quartered—a punishment reserved for only the worst “traitors”.
Just like the book of the same name, "Band of Brothers" comes from the true experiences of E Company—also known as “Easy” Company.
Americans had to ration many things during World War II—but few were as bizarre as the rations for nylon stockings.
JRR Tolkien never forgot the friends he lost in the trenches of WWI, and his harrowing experience there strongly influenced how he wrote The Lord of the Rings saga.
She was the voice of Japanese propaganda in WWII, but Tokyo Rose was actually an American citizen stranded in Japan after the attack on Pearl Harbor.
Few American public figures have sparked controversy like Jane Fonda. Her trip to North Vietnam in 1972 and her attempts to reconcile with American veterans have haunted her for decades.
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