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Mad Jack was the name given to the very colorful British army officer, Lieutenant-Colonel John Malcolm Thorpe Fleming Churchill (who was no relation to British Prime Minister Winston Churchill).Also known as "Fighting Jack Churchill," he was famed for fighting throughout World War Two armed with a longbow, a Scottish broadsword called a basket-hilted sword, and bagpipes!You would think a man so armed would have died young, but that is not th...

Army of Toys, one of our favorite YouTube channels has reviewed Conte Collectibles American Civil War Confederate Infantry plastic toy soldier set. Army of Toys has years of experience in the toy soldier industry. One of the most knowledge voices in the world of plastic toy soldiers, Army of Toys will give you an excellent chance to view the Conte Collectibles Confederate Infantry set from many angles. We agree with Army of Toys that Con...

Conflict is an integral part of human history. History is filled with the rise and fall of nations and empire on the battlefield and these moments have found great historical storytelling using military miniatures of toy soldiers. Collecting military miniatures helps you piece the history of past empires and nations together to give your young ones a semblance of how battles were fought and kingdom made. Although there are toy and soldier co...

2017 was a great year for Trains and Trains and Toy Soldiers and we expect 2018 to be even better. We will be traveling across the country attending electric model train show and military miniatures and toy soldiers show. Once again, our family company will be sponsoring the Chicago Toy Soldier Show which is scheduled this year for Sunday, September 23, 2018 at Hyatt Regency Schaumburg. The Chicago Toy Soldier Show is still one the largest a...

Although the Indian history is not as popular when compared to other countries out there, it still is rather significant and it goes to show just how much the country has evolved. The Mughal dynasty was controlling India during the 15th and 16th century, to the point where it was very hard for anyone to challenge them. But the Rajput tried as much as possible to end the Mughal war and that’s where the Battle of Haldighati started.The docume...