This category and its content are concerned with different aspects of military, from service to its hierarchy and one of the oldest providences of mankind called war.
The first written record of the word military dates back to 1585. The term itself at that time was spelled militarie and it is derived from the Latin word miles meaning solider. The present day term, as a noun, represents the armed forces of a country, while as an adjective it refers to soldiers and the matters of soldiering. The term is also used to define certain association with the profession e.g. Royal Military Academy.
The commonly accepted contemporary definition of military is that they are the armed forces of a state and their purpose is to protect the interests of that state and its citizens by means of lethal force. Other than defense, military forces are also used in the state of war against another country in an offensive manner.
In a state of peace, as opposed to war, military forces may provide other services or engage in a number of activities within the state. These services and activities may include the promotion of a political agenda, protecting corporate economic interests, internal population control, construction, emergency services and various social ceremonies. Other civil related matters in which military can participate are housing, schools, utilities, food production and banking.
See the World War 2 through the eyes of the crew members of the infamous U-boats. The vessels that brought mayhem wherever they engaged in battle have sailed across the world. Discover what their journey was like and see the actual footage of certain battle scenes and the interviews with the surviving members of the U-boat crews.
Observe the hardships of the recruits within a Marine boot camp and witness their experiences. The documentary on this subject has no central character or narrative which gives you the chance to have a slightly different perspective on the matter.
Uncover the truth behind the sexual offence issues in the US military. The “Invisible War” documentary focuses on the position of women in the US army.
Adolf Hitler was an Austrian-born German politician who was dictator of Germany from 1933 until his death in 1945. He rose to power as the leader of the Nazi Party, becoming the chancellor in 1933 and...
The FIM-92 Stinger is an American man-portable air-defense system that operates as an infrared homing surface-to-air missile. It can be adapted to fire from a wide variety of ground vehicles, and from...
Seventy years after the end of the world’s deadliest war, some grey areas in the different operations undertaken still remain.There are unknown facts, forgotten heroes, incredible deceptions, amazin...
In this powerful HBO documentary, award-winning journalist Ben Anderson tells the story of Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 6th Marines, and its commanding officer, Captain Ryan Sparks.In the biggest mil...
The Wagner Group is a Russian paramilitary organization, often described as private military company, a network of mercenaries.It is a de facto private army of Russian President Vladimir Putin. Offici...
As Russia invaded Ukraine, President Vladimir Putin blatantly threatened to use nuclear weapons. A Western military intervention could lead to an incalculable escalation, and the return of nuclear wea...
What does it take to wear the green beret? The Royal Marine Commandos are a highly trained and famous military unit, yet many people do not know much about how it operates.This doc...
WWII lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world’s countries, including all of the great powers.The greatest countries in the world formed two opposing m...
Adolf Hitler wouldn’t stop at nothing to win World War II. US scientists worked feverishly on developing the first atom bomb.US scientists worked feverishly on developing the fir...
A shadow war is a war that, officially, does not exist. As mercenaries, hackers and drones take over the role armies once played, shadow wars are on the rise.States are evading the...
In just 93 days, what started as peaceful student demonstrations became a violent revolution. Netflix documentary Winter on Fire brings you the story of Ukraine's fight for freedom...
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 reali...
The First World War ended at 11am on 11th November 1918, having taken the lives of 9 million soldiers. But what happened on the last day of this conflict?Travelling to the Battlefi...
Mossad is one of the main entities in the Israeli Intelligence Community, along with Aman (military intelligence) and Shin Bet (internal security). Mossad is responsible for intell...
Shelter: Saving Homeless Veterans in the USA is an Investigative Documentary by Two-time Academy Award-winning director Barbara Kopple.It intimately documents the on-the-ground wor...
The United States of America are a world power force. They are one of the most powerful countries in the world. And a large part of that is because of the US Army.According to late...
The Battles of Khalkhin Gol were the decisive engagements of the undeclared Soviet–Japanese border conflicts fought among the Soviet Union, Mongolia, Japan and Manchukuo in 1939....
How Iran and Saudi Arabia's rivalry has plunged the Middle East into sectarian war. FRONTLINE traces how a 40-year rivalry between Iran and Saudi Arabia has fueled sectarian extrem...
The documentary from award-winning journalist John Pilger, reveals what news doesn’t. And that is the world’s greatest military power, the US, and China, the world’ sec...
The Soviet Afghan war was a conflict wherein insurgent groups, as well as smaller Maoist groups, fought a nine-year guerrilla war against the Soviet Army and the Democratic Repu...
World War II brought devastation to the world. Some 75 million people died in World War II. Many more were heavily injured, or perished. At the time, 75 million people repres...
The Battle was an English victory in the Hundred Years’ War. The battle took place on October 25th, 1415, near Agincourt, a town in Northern France.King Henry V led the Eng...
Did you know that during World War, vehicles in France became mobile X-ray units? Or that during WW1, there was a widespread use of treatments and vaccinations for deadly dis...
Zero Days is a documentary about the malware worm Stuxnet. It was famously used against Iranian centrifuges. There are claims about Stuxnet that it was made by America and Is...
Afghanistan is a landlocked country in Asia. The country borders with Pakistan to east and south, Iran to the west, China to the northeast, and Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, and ...
African Americans have served the US military in every war the US has fought. Formalized discrimination against black people lasted from its creation during the Revolutionary...
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 fo...
The battle of 73 Easting was fought on February 26, 1991 during the Persian Gulf War. It is famously known as the last great tank battle of the 20th century. It is also one o...
Anzio is a city and commune on the coast of the Lazio region in Italy. It is located 51km south of Rome. The city is well known for its seaside harbor settings. Today, it ser...
The 75th ranger regiment is a lethal and agile force. They are capable of executing myriad complex, joint special operations missions. They are Army units that are part of th...
The People’s Republic of China celebrated its 70 year anniversary recently. The country is 70 years old, not China as a country.For that purpose, the country organized the b...
Hippies were part of a massive hippie movement, a countercultural movement that rejected the mores of mainstream America life.The hippie movement was active during the 1960s a...
Watching the documentary, you will even think, this is made only for TV. The real training has to be tougher. And you are right.But even this TV-friendly documentary shows the...
President Donald Trump shocked the world again, with another foreign policy move this week. Trump dramatically changed US policy regarding Israel and the Arab world since bei...
The next frontier is not space, but drones. That is the next field in which armies around the world will try to outsmart and outdo each other.The Kalashnikov Group, Russian d...
In the 1950s, the United States of America developed the SAGE system, an acronym for semi-automatic ground environment. The name was selected to mean “wise”.This system o...
Some might say that Skanderbeg is the most underrated Commander in history of Warfare. His original name was George Castriot, and was known as Skanderbeg.He was an Albanian n...
The War in Afghanistan lasted for more than 10 years. And it all started due as a response to the 9/11 attack on the United States. The War, or the invasion of Afghanistan ...
Two weeks ago, President Donald Trump withdrew from the Iran nuclear program agreement. The deal was signed in 2015, between Iran and six powers. The historic deal had a sing...
The Arab-Israeli War is one of the oldest conflicts in modern history. The first Arab-Israeli war started in 1948, and was fought between the State of Israel and a military c...
When you look at the title, you might think it is a documentary about birds, nature, and environment. But that is not the case.The documentary follows the struggle of West Pap...
One of the biggest mysteries of the Nazi era is how Hitler was able to persuade so many people to believe in him. Well, it all comes down to propaganda. We’ve always kno...
One of the biggest conspiracy theories following World War II is that Hitler actually survived the war. The story goes that he faked his own death, and then ran away to live ...
Submachine guns have fallen out of use in the past several years. They are not as effective and efficient as they used to be. However, while their popularity has gone down, t...
Widely considered one of the best military generals of all time, Napoleon Bonaparte nearly conquered Europe. His one mistake was trying to take on Russia. He rose to promi...
It has been six years since Muammar Qaddafi was murdered and Libya was freed of his “dictatorship regime”. This documentary was filmed three years after the Libyan revolu...
When you think of propaganda during the World War II, the first association is Germany. The country even had a Ministry of Propaganda, with Joseph Goebbels serving as the Min...
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 ...
One of the most expensive military projects is the F35, a fighter and bombarded that was marketed as “do everything plane”. After investing more than $1.5 trillion in the pro...
There have been so many different documentaries focusing on DDay, one of the most important days in World War II history. The day in question is June 6th, 1944. This was the ...
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