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They cut off the heads of enemies slain in battle and attach them to the necks of their horses... They embalm the heads... [and]... display them wi...

Here lies entombed the renowned King Arthur in the island of Avalon. Inscription found at Glastonbury in the late 12th century King Arthur most pr...

Practiced today by more than 500 million adherents, Buddhism emerged from India between the sixth and fourth centuries BCE. Based around the origin...

In ancient Rome (753 BC 476 AD) mythology was integral to various aspects of society, from religion, to politics, to the founding of the city. Tod...

The 'Dark' Ages have often been crudely depicted as an era of mass illiteracy and ignorance, and of terrifying heathen hordes swarming across the E...

With a new world order emerging in the early 21st century, Chinese ground forces have been consistently improved and geared towards quality for cos...

From the fury of the Northmen, good Lord deliver us. - Anonymous monk, Noirmoutier, France, 9th century AD Beginning in 789AD, the Vikings raid...

Ireland holds a special place in peoples hearts even for many who havent been there. To some the appeal is its natural beauty, to others its the h...

With the aid of superb line artworks, Unarmed Combat demonstrates to the reader how special forces soldiers are taught to excel in hand-to-hand fig...

The Great, the Pious, the Fair; the Wise, the Lame, the Mad. Imprisoned, deposed, exiled. Excommunicated, assassinated; devout, debauched; loved, l...

Marathon, Cannae, Hattin, Blenheim, Waterloo and The Somme - the names of some battles do not fade with the passing of time. Battles that Changed H...

Native American Warriors examines the fighting techniques of the various tribes that fought both among themselves and the European settlers across ...

Drones are found in the airspace throughout the world and are more popular now than ever before. We see them in the newspaper, on the TV, in films,...

There''s no point having a gun if you don''t know how best to use it. And if you don''t know how to hold a knife, you''re better off not holding it...

After the end of the Cold War, there was decade or so of military spending cuts, but since the new millennium, budgets have grown and new weapons t...

The sniper is a lone hunter: to become a special forces sniper requires supreme concentration and extreme self-discipline. SAS and Elite Forces Gui...