Operation K: The Lesser-Known Japanese Attack Against the US Pacific Fleet
The attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, has been the subject of many books and movies. It occurred with little advanced warning and…
The B-29 Superfortress ‘Kee Bird’ Was Frozen in Time for 47 Years – It Was Almost Rescued
On February 20, 1947, US Air Force Lt. Vern H. Arnett and his 11-man crew took off for what was meant to be a routine…
No legs, No Problem: The Incredible Story of RAF Ace Douglas Bader
It made sense that most Royal Air Force (RAF) pilots would be superstitious when one considers how much could go wrong, but if Wing Commander…
The US Navy’s Zumwalt-Class Destroyers Will Be the First Outfitted With Hypersonic Missiles
The biggest research and development effort in the US Navy is hypersonic missiles – projectiles that move faster than the speed of sound. It had…
Tilanqiao, Shanghai, Was A Wartime Safe Haven For Jewish People
Tilanqiao, a neighborhood in Shanghai, was, for a time, an oasis in a troubled land. The neighborhood, which became a ghetto under Japanese occupation, was…
Ship Happens — How An British Couple Wound Up With A Piece of History
Gemma and Simon Robins of Wrexham bought a boat on eBay in January. Not just any boat, but the ML 1392 Medusa, which took part…
A Man Once Turned In a Soviet TANK to a Czech Weapons Amnesty Program
When police in the Czech Republic used a tank in their advertisement to promote weapons amnesty, they didn’t realize someone would actually take it seriously.…
False Alarm In German Forest As Adult Toy Mistaken For Explosive
Cleaning up after a war has occupied many governments and volunteer organizations across the world, from mine clearance in Vietnam to European bomb disposal squads.…
US Army’s Night Vision Technology Makes Life Look Like a Video Game
The U.S. Army’s Lancer Brigade (Second Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division) released footage of their new Enhanced Night Vision Goggle-Binoculars (ENVG-B). The goggles…
Sikorsky Demonstrates Autonomous Flight Technology for US Army
The U.S. Army teamed up with Sikorsky to successfully demonstrate an S-70 Black Hawk helicopter with autonomous flight technology. The demonstration opens up the possibility…
Washington DC Opens A National Memorial For The First World War
Incredible as it may seem, up until now the 4.7 million American service personnel who served in World War One never had their own dedicated…
Charles Coolidge, Oldest Medal Of Honor Recipient, Passes Away At Age 99
The U.S. has lost its oldest Medal of Honor recipient. Charles Coolidge has passed away at the age of 99. He died April 6, 2021,…