Did 18th Century Soldiers Have Boot Camp?

Colonial Boston Was Way Smaller Than You Think

Germany's D-Day Defences Were...Not Good

NCOs in the 18th Century British Army: Sergeants Major, Sergeants, and Corporals

No, 18th Century Armies Didn't "Take Turns" Shooting Each Other

The Battle of Bunker Hill: 250th Anniversary Reenactment in Gloucester, MA 2025

This WW2 Movie is Hilariously Bad

The Allies' Biggest Problem on D-Day

Soldiers or Slaves? The West India Regiments

The First World War was More Innovative Than You Think

Your Worst Take on First World War Strategy (or at least, a real bad one!)

The 'Battle' of Lexington: 250th Anniversary Reenactment Event

Where did the American War of Independence Really Start?

Ukraine: A Modern World War I?

The Use and Culture of Bayonets in the 18th Century

What Are Horse Grenadiers?

Slavery's Worst Conspiracy Theory

The Worst Thing Reenactors Always Ask

ANNOUNCING: The Corpse War of 1793 - Zombies in 18th C. England Historical-Fiction Novel

Why Didn't Armies Use "Special Forces" in the 18th Century?

Slavery's Most Dangerous Argument

Why Would Soldiers Walk into Enemy Fire in the First World War?

Blood and Sugar: Slavery in the British West Indies

Why didn't First World War Armies Only Defend?

Why Friendly Fire was (almost) a Good Thing in World War I

Why You Can't Stop an Attack in the First World War

Concord's Most Important Near-Forgotten Ground

Horrors Inseparable: Robert Gould Shaw’s Battle of Antietam

The First 10 Minutes of "Glory" are Perfect

How To Become a Reenactor

Cavalry Farriers in the 18th Century British Army

The Goodest Boys: Messenger Dogs of the First World War

Why the Caribbean was a Soldier's Worst Nightmare

Were Guards Regiments "Elite" in the 18th Century?

Outdated Headgear and Left-handed Salutes with the British Army in Menorca- "What's In A Painting?"

Reenactment, HEMA, and Death in Context

Napoleonic Tactics VS a Fantasy Dragon: Who Wins?

What was the "Loadout" of an 18th Century Officer?

Why Don't Reenactors Use Airsoft? How Do We Know If We're Hit?

The "Orgasm of the Enlightenment" & The Nationalisation of War

Why Snow & Cold Terrified Soldiers

My Biggest Project Yet

We Need to Talk About the Auschwitz "Swimming Pools"

Some Very Silly Napoleonic Weapons Myths

Why Did Armies Carry Flags in Battle?

You Need to Stop Comparing Everything to Blitzkrieg

How Accurate are Muskets, Really?

The Dullest Terror of World War One

How Japan Killed Germany’s East-Asian Empire

The Terrifying Way Mud Killed Armies

The Patriot's "Battle of Camden" is...Abysmal

The Astonishing Army of the Maratha Confederacy

My Thoughts on "The Sudbury Devil," Atun-Shei Film's New Movie

How the Zulu Empire Fell: The Battle of Ulundi

How Bad was the Smoke on 18th C. Battlefields?

Even Worse Arguments About Slavery

Why Did Soldiers Fight in Lines? To Keep Morale!

The Boredom of Trafalgar

18th Century Field Fortifications: Turning a Church into a Fort

Regimental Wives: Women in an 18th Century Army