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The Special Air Service, or SAS for short, is a particular unit of the British Army. The Brits put it together during World War II. The founder was the Scottish Lieutenant Colonel David Stirling. You can find them in Credenhill near Hereford. The SAS operates worldwide. Experts consider them to be one of the most […]
At some point in the decades-long conflict between East and West, both sides were aware that they had reached a stalemate. Therefore, it was sufficient to upgrade the respective military agreement and rely on mutual deterrence. Otherwise, the military strategy of the two great powers during the Cold War was limited to preparing for conflict […]
The Marine Corps of America is known all over the world as one of the great fighting forces that there ever was. The idea of an elite corps of soldiers that could be attached to the sea is certainly formidable, and it gives the Marines such an advantage over purely land-based troops. The Marine Corps […]
When you become a member of the armed forces you are probably not even thinking about life after service. But for the majority of men and women when it comes time to leave the military, they leave with valuable additional skills that make them very marketable in the civilian workplace. There are certain jobs that […]
If you ask a non-military person to name the biggest military academy in the U.S.A, the immediate response will probably be West Point. However, Wentworth Military Academy down in Missouri has been training military cadets way back since 1880. Wentworth may not be the most famous name tripping over everybody’s lips, but if you were […]
One of the most famous military academies in the world has to be West Point in the United States. It first opened its doors in 1802 as a school for Engineers and had fifteen students, ten cadets and five officers. West Point is located in Orange Country with the fantastic backdrop of the Hudson Highlands […]
There is a countless number of war veterans as they come with every armed conflict. They are the brave souls who survived the battle and returned home to their loved ones. But surviving the battle was not the only difficulty they had to endure. The life of a soldier has never been easy. This time, […]
There are many different reasons why soldiers enlist in the army. Some enlist for the country, because of family, and honor. However, according to a study done of enlisted soldiers, one true motivation for joining the Army is simple — for money. A RAND Corporation exhaustive survey of 81 soldiers between E1 and E4 suggests […]
Special forces which we see and talk about today has begun during the second world war, which happened in 1939-1945. The originals ones were mostly banned and have disappeared at the end of the war because their services were no longer needed. The communism and nationalism were spreading very fast; it was against British ruling […]
George Wahington, Winfield Scott, Robert E Lee, Ulysses S Grant, John J Pershing, Dwight D Eisenhower, Douglas McArthur, George S Patton, Matthew Ridgway, William Tecumseh Sherman, Philip Sheridan, Malin Craig, George C Marshall, Dwight D Eisenhower, Joseph Stilwell, Frederick Weyland, Norman Schwarzkopf, Colin Powell. These are the greatests generals that have commanded troops in American […]