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Badass Japanese Karate Master
Asia Modern History World History 

A Japanese Karate Master Got Bored, Joined the Mujaheddin and Fought the Soviets

March 10, 2020March 10, 2020 Ross Osborne 1 Comment Historical figures, Japan, Military history, USSR

What do you do when you get fed up with your daily 9 to 5 schedule? Take a vacation to

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What if the Axis had won World War 2?
Alternative History 

What if the Axis had won World War 2?

August 9, 2019August 23, 2019 A. R. Usmani 1 Comment America, British Empire, Germany, Japan, Nazi, USSR, World War 2

What if the Axis had won World War 2? – This is one of the most popular ‘What if’ scenarios

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Cagayan, Tercio vs. Samurai
Asia World History 

At Cagayan, 40 Spanish soldiers made a stand against an army of samurai

December 22, 2018December 27, 2018 Mike Rogers 12 Comments historical events, Japan, Military history, Pirates

During the 16th century, it could be said that the Spaniards truly ruled the waves. Once a backwater feudal kingdom,

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The Real Life Afro-Samurai
Asia World History 

Yasuke – The Real Life Afro-Samurai

September 3, 2018September 6, 2018 A. R. Usmani 0 Comments black history, Historical figures, Japan

400 years ago in Japan, on March 23, 1581, foreigners in large black ships came from a far-off land, seeking

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Top Ten Biggest Guns Ever Made In History
Countdowns 

Top Ten Biggest Guns Ever Made In History

June 1, 2018June 11, 2018 A. R. Usmani 0 Comments America, British Empire, Germany, Japan, Military history, Top Tens, WWI, WWII

From range to firepower, when it comes to guns – size matters. Mankind had always been keen on finding ways

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The Japanese Cannibals
Asia Eras Modern History 

War Crimes Revisited – The Japanese Cannibals

October 9, 2017October 11, 2017 A. R. Usmani 0 Comments Japan, War Crimes, World War 2, WWII

There are some wars, which are terrible, some that are atrocious and then there is the Second World War. No

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Samurai vs. Viking vs. Knight
Eras Middle ages 

Who Would Win? Samurai vs. Viking vs. Knight

February 27, 2017July 17, 2018 A. R. Usmani 14 Comments For honor, Japan, Middle-Ages

For Honor, the hugely successful game from Ubisoft pits three factions: the aggressive Vikings, the disciplined samurai and the valiant

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history of Japan
Asia World History 

Crash Course: Japanese History

July 22, 2016July 24, 2019 A. R. Usmani 2 Comments Japan, Shogunate

The history of Japan, spanning a great many millennia, is as interesting as the anime a Japanese artist cooks up

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