British Army Put Down 1,200 Combat Dogs after They Could no Longer Serve
A sergeant in Britain’s Special Air Service (SAS) has spoken against the service’s practice of euthanizing combat dogs when they can no longer serve their…
New Ideas For An Old Design: Hiding Military Weapons In Plain Sight
Camouflage is a fundamental principle of military design, whether it’s applied to clothing, tents, or weapons. The goal is, naturally, to make soldiers and equipment…
US Air Force Names New F-15 Fighter Jet Replacement
The US Air Force has picked a name for its new F-15EX fighter plane. Lt. Gen. Mike Loh, Air National Guard director; Lt. Gen. Duke…
Iconic American Colt Firearms Now Owned by a Czech Company
For almost one hundred and eighty years the Colt’s Patent Arms Manufacturing Co. in Hartford, Connecticut has been one of the most famous gun manufacturing…
Unearthed ‘Tunnel Of Death’: The Excavation Of Winterberg Tunnel
War is an ugly business. The only redeeming reality for soldiers on the ground caught in fierce fighting is that, often, their deaths are mercifully…
Jewish Man Bequeaths 2 Million Euros to French Village That Hid His Family During the Holocaust
A Jewish man whose family survived the Holocaust thanks to the kindness of a village in southern France has left an estimated 2 million euros…
Remains of Heroic US Catholic Army Chaplain Identified
The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) of the US Defense Department announced that they have identified the remains of Father Emil Kapaun. The Kansas native…
Researchers Recover More Artifacts from the Ship that Carried the Elgin Marbles
Archaeologists who are researching the shipwreck of the Mentor have retrieved more artifacts from the famous wreck including the leather sole of a shoe and…
The Battle Of Kursk: Operation Citadel
It is said that history belongs to the victors. In the example of World War II, obviously the victors were the Allied forces of Great…
Poignant photographs of the German invasion of Poland
On the 1st September 1939, the Nazi regime in Germany unleashed the horror of a Second World War on the planet by invading Poland. What…
Photographs of the Leningrad Siege 1941 – 1944
In the Middle Ages, laying siege to a castle or town was considered an excellent way of winning a battle. With the advent of modern…
The D-Day Battle at Pointe du Hoc
Pointe du Hoc is a popular tourist destination in the Normandy region of Northern France. It offers scenic views of the English Channel from atop…