In a recent article, we dove into the incredible (and surprisingly modern) history of war elephants, which inspired me to research war animals in general. As you’d imagine, the history of animals being involved in warfare goes back a long way — enough to fill an entire book. So, for the purposes of brevity, let’s […]
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War elephants: The original heavy armor fought into the 1950s
HistoryMan, I remember sitting at my old Dell laptop for hours on end playing Age of Empires 2. I was a wee lad and loved reaching the point of War Elephants. At that age, the only Hannibal I knew liked Chianti and gave me nightmares, but I also knew that these powerful pachyderms could help […]
