It’s been a bumpy ride, but I would say Britain and France’s relationship ended up in a pretty good spot, all things considered.2mo ⋅ MadRonnie97 ⋅ r/HistoryMemes
You realize we created this organization to defend against you, right?3yr ⋅ MadRonnie97 ⋅ r/HistoryMemes
At the end of WWII the Danish military used around 2,600 German POWs to remove landmines they had placed throughout Denmark. The Germans allegedly cleared 1,389,281 anti-tank and anti-personnel mines before they were sent home.1yr ⋅ MadRonnie97 ⋅ r/HistoryMemes
Britain may have been America’s father boy, but he wasn’t our daddy!1yr ⋅ MadRonnie97 ⋅ r/HistoryMemes
King George III of Britain suffered from mental illness as well as porphyria, and the older he got the more he was...not all there1yr ⋅ MadRonnie97 ⋅ r/HistoryMemes
“I’m sure your leaders finally realized that when Atlanta and Columbia were burning”2yr ⋅ MadRonnie97 ⋅ r/HistoryMemes
Since the American colonials were themselves British subjects it’s more likely Paul Reverse and the other riders said “the regulars/redcoats are coming” instead2yr ⋅ MadRonnie97 ⋅ r/HistoryMemes
That one time in 1971 where the Mafia tried to prevent “The Godfather” from being made because they thought it would give them bad press. Most mobsters ended up loving the film. Fuggitaboutit.7mo ⋅ MadRonnie97 ⋅ r/HistoryMemes
Going to war together is our favorite father/son pastime since 19174yr ⋅ MadRonnie97 ⋅ r/HistoryMemes
This sub is by large for casual history enjoyers. No one thinks you’re smart when you make these comments; you just come off as pretentious2yr ⋅ MadRonnie97 ⋅ r/HistoryMemes
Napoleon did such a good job governing Elba and was so well-liked that the locals of the island threw him a farewell party before his escape back to France in 18151yr ⋅ MadRonnie97 ⋅ r/HistoryMemes
There were very few clear cut “good guys” and “bad guys” in the First World War2yr ⋅ MadRonnie97 ⋅ r/HistoryMemes
The Korean War was the first and the last time the UN had any balls2yr ⋅ MadRonnie97 ⋅ r/HistoryMemes
The Battle of Antietam was a slaughterhouse. 3,700 soldiers from both sides were killed making it the bloodiest day in American history.2yr ⋅ MadRonnie97 ⋅ r/HistoryMemes
Australia and the United States’ relationship ever since World War II4yr ⋅ MadRonnie97 ⋅ r/HistoryMemes
The mythos behind the battle is cool and all, but in actuality it was a disaster for the Greeks and did very little to slow the Persians down. The battles of Marathon, Salamis and Plataea were far more impressive.1yr ⋅ MadRonnie97 ⋅ r/HistoryMemes
In 1979 Egypt became the first Arab nation to make peace with Israel. This caused them to get kicked out of the Arab League (temporarily), and President Anwar Sadat to be assassinated in 1981.3mo ⋅ MadRonnie97 ⋅ r/HistoryMemes
In 1864 Prussia soundly defeated Denmark in the Second Schleswig War. This is commonly seen as Prussia’s practice run for their much larger wars shortly after against Austria and France.8mo ⋅ MadRonnie97 ⋅ r/HistoryMemes
All of this hesitation is either leading up to something big or the blue balling of a lifetime3mo ⋅ MadRonnie97 ⋅ r/NonCredibleDefense
The engineers say their skin is falling off? Take them to the infirmary, they’re delusional!2yr ⋅ MadRonnie97 ⋅ r/HistoryMemes
“It is quite impossible for me or any other man to command a British Army under the existing system. We have in the service the scum of the earth as common soldiers” -Sir Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington1yr ⋅ MadRonnie97 ⋅ r/HistoryMemes
It’s hilarious how utterly done the Coalition was with Napoleon by that point. They just wanted him gone.1yr ⋅ MadRonnie97 ⋅ r/HistoryMemes
Everyone hopped on the bandwagon after the Soviet Union, British Empire, United States and China had lost tens of millions to achieve victory2yr ⋅ MadRonnie97 ⋅ r/HistoryMemes
I honestly can’t comprehend how they continued to get men to willingly crew those planes. More often than not it was *when* you got shot down, and not *if*.2mo ⋅ MadRonnie97 ⋅ r/HistoryMemes
Let’s mess with the most mobile military in the world and see what happens4yr ⋅ MadRonnie97 ⋅ r/HistoryMemes
During the Suez Crisis in 1956 the United Kingdom and France got a very clear reminder that they were no longer global powers1yr ⋅ MadRonnie97 ⋅ r/HistoryMemes
The Irish Potato Famine can hardly be considered a famine. In reality it was a man-made disaster by greedy landlords, wealthy capitalists and the British government.2yr ⋅ MadRonnie97 ⋅ r/HistoryMemes
“Russia is about to find out why we don’t have universal healthcare”2yr ⋅ MadRonnie97 ⋅ r/NonCredibleDefense
A reminder that Prohibition was one of the dumbest things the US government has ever attempted and upheld their proud tradition of shooting themselves in the foot1yr ⋅ MadRonnie97 ⋅ r/HistoryMemes
Those that know a thing or two about history know that Belarusian partisans aren’t the ones to play fuck fuck games with1yr ⋅ MadRonnie97 ⋅ r/NonCredibleDefense
The incident led to American officers Arthur Bonifas and Mark Barrett being hacked to death. The US responded by mobilizing thousands of troops, using strategic bombers as cover and promptly cutting down the tree.9mo ⋅ MadRonnie97 ⋅ r/HistoryMemes
That one time that we Americans essentially Crimea’d Texas from Mexico and for some reason treat it as a positive thing10mo ⋅ MadRonnie97 ⋅ r/HistoryMemes
Imagine training your entire life to be a noble warrior only to fall off your horse and get shanked to death by a bunch of malnourished peasants in your first battle1yr ⋅ MadRonnie97 ⋅ r/HistoryMemes
Operation Entebbe was one of the most successful anti-terror operations in history. 102 of the 106 hostages were rescued at the expense of three hostage fatalities and one Israeli KIA - Yoni Netanyahu.9mo ⋅ MadRonnie97 ⋅ r/HistoryMemes
The Yanks are coming! The Yanks are coming! ....at our own pace though2yr ⋅ MadRonnie97 ⋅ r/HistoryMemes
Advance directly towards your entrenched enemy they said, you’ll be fine they said...3yr ⋅ MadRonnie97 ⋅ r/HistoryMemes
If they knew the war would end up claiming 700,000 American lives maybe things could’ve been different2yr ⋅ MadRonnie97 ⋅ r/HistoryMemes
Poor General O’Hara couldn’t catch a break. 12 years later he would also have to surrender to Napoleon at Toulon as well.1yr ⋅ MadRonnie97 ⋅ r/HistoryMemes
If only half the country and most of our allies had told us that the Iraq War was a bad idea before it even began...1yr ⋅ MadRonnie97 ⋅ r/HistoryMemes
The US was a late bloomer with all of that isolationism nonsense but finally lived up to dad’s expectations2yr ⋅ MadRonnie97 ⋅ r/HistoryMemes
While originally intending to stay neutral in the Second Opium War, the United States eventually assisted their European allies in a series of naval battles against Qing China in the late 1850s. It remains one of America’s lesser known foreign interventions.1yr ⋅ MadRonnie97 ⋅ r/HistoryMemes
That one time in 1565 when the Ottoman Empire at the height of their power attacked Malta with 40,000 men and got their asses handed to them by 600 warrior monks and their pals1yr ⋅ MadRonnie97 ⋅ r/HistoryMemes
Who let the lemon head into the alliance? Turkey, you’re a waste of an ally and you should give up.1yr ⋅ MadRonnie97 ⋅ r/NonCredibleDefense
Serving their country with distinction while their families were back home in internment camps. The 442nd were legendary.9mo ⋅ MadRonnie97 ⋅ r/HistoryMemes
The American Civil War was one of, if not the most devastating event in US history and should never be trivialized. It was a large scale war, even by European standards at the time.2yr ⋅ MadRonnie97 ⋅ r/HistoryMemes
Who’s laughing now? In 1944 Brazil sent an expeditionary force to fight for the Allies on Italian Front (and served with distinction) despite media criticism that they didn’t have the capability.2yr ⋅ MadRonnie97 ⋅ r/HistoryMemes
We lost the yin to our yang and had to start beefing with random Middle Eastern countries to fill the hole4yr ⋅ MadRonnie97 ⋅ r/HistoryMemes
The logistical capability of the United States during World War II will never be topped3yr ⋅ MadRonnie97 ⋅ r/HistoryMemes
Yeltsin was an incompetent drunk and left office with an approval rating of around 2%2yr ⋅ MadRonnie97 ⋅ r/HistoryMemes
In 1814 we took a little trip along with Colonel Jackson down the mighty Mississip...3yr ⋅ MadRonnie97 ⋅ r/HistoryMemes
How much you wanna bet I can throw a football over the Philippines?3yr ⋅ MadRonnie97 ⋅ r/HistoryMemes
The Continentals never could’ve achieved total victory without European support, but pretending like they were getting clobbered up until that point is practically historical revision. They had to prove they were a worthy investment to the Europeans beforehand.1yr ⋅ MadRonnie97 ⋅ r/HistoryMemes
Marion Morrison (stage name John Wayne) was not the noble tough guy he wanted everyone to believe. In fact he himself was a coward, openly racist, a self-proclaimed white supremacist and psychically abusive. The only thing he was good at was being an actor.2yr ⋅ MadRonnie97 ⋅ r/HistoryMemes
“We must all hang together, or, most assuredly, we shall all hang separately. -Benjamin Franklin after the signing1mo ⋅ MadRonnie97 ⋅ r/HistoryMemes
“What now? Let me tell you what now. I’m gonna call a couple of hard pipe-hitting Marines to go to work on the homes here with a Browning machine gun and a flamethrower. You hear me talking rice eat eatin’ boy?! I ain’t done with you by a damn sight! I’m gonna get medieval on your ass!”4yr ⋅ MadRonnie97 ⋅ r/HistoryMemes
Russia simply wants to free Ukraine from their poor decision making skills2yr ⋅ MadRonnie97 ⋅ r/NonCredibleDefense
I’d like to introduce the watermelon seller to an old southern proverb...”shit or get off the pot”1yr ⋅ MadRonnie97 ⋅ r/NonCredibleDefense
He seriously spent his entire life studying mammoths and building that hypothesis4yr ⋅ MadRonnie97 ⋅ r/HistoryMemes
38,000 American troops just went on vacation and decided to never come back home I guess4yr ⋅ MadRonnie97 ⋅ r/HistoryMemes
General George “Iceman” Washington was killing Germans before it was cool4yr ⋅ MadRonnie97 ⋅ r/HistoryMemes
In the War of the First Coalition (1792-1797) Revolutionary France fought and defeated 10 European nations all on their own that sought to crush the revolution and restore the monarchy1yr ⋅ MadRonnie97 ⋅ r/HistoryMemes
1 Para was responsible for both the Ballymurphy Massacre (‘71) and the Bloody Sunday Massacre (‘72) only five months apart2yr ⋅ MadRonnie97 ⋅ r/HistoryMemes
