Most of the Combat Footage from D-Day Was Dumped Into the English Channel By One Man
Have you ever noticed a distinct lack of footage from the D-Day landings on June 6, 1944? Maybe you assumed it was simply too dangerous…
PT Boats Were Feared During WWII And Their One-Man Turrets Were Particularly Deadly
During WWII the US realized their PT boats had more potential than just simple torpedo dispensers. These rapid machines proved deadly as highly mobile machine…
The CIA Once Built a Giant Claw to Recover a Sunken Soviet Submarine
For the United States during the Cold War, no project was too crazy or too expensive. One of these, known as Project Azorian, cost the…
The CIA Lost Nine Cores of Plutonium in the Himalayas
Of all the things you don’t want to lose, radioactive plutonium cores are near the top of the list. But this is exactly what the…
During The World Wars Men were Drafted Specifically to Bury the Dead
During a time of war, it is all too easy to ponder the complexities of the logistics involved with manufacturing, transporting, and supplying hundreds of…
The USS Enterprise’s ‘Bad Luck’ Saved It From Pearl Harbor And Turned It Into A ‘Ghost’
On December 7 1941 Japan carried out a vicious attack on the United States’ major naval base at Pearl Harbor. The attack was a preemptive…
The Movie ‘The Day After’ Put Ronald Reagan In Damage Control Over Nuclear Weapons
The 1983 television movie The Day After depicts a dark scenario where tensions between the US and the Soviet Union escalate to the point of…
What Happened To The Famous Aircraft Nose Art Used By The US Military?
Adorning the nose section of an aircraft with a name or an image has been a long-standing tradition amongst American military flyers. The practice peaked…
The Mysterious Disappearance and Discovery of the Lady Be Good
On 4 April 1943, an American B-24D Liberator named Lady Be Good mysteriously disappeared while returning from a bombing run over Naples. The aircraft seemingly…
The 8 Greatest Comebacks in Military History
A military comeback is an opportunity rarely given to commanders. The chance to switch the tide of battle to one’s favor is incredibly rare, and…
Here’s how the Most Successful Submarine in US Navy History Accidentally Sunk Itself
The USS Tang is the US’ most successful submarine, sinking over 100,000 tons of enemy shipping over five combat patrols during WWII. Her experienced and…
How MoH Recipient Joshua ‘Bloody’ Chamberlain Earned His Nickname And Became A War Hero
Joshua Chamberlain served in the American Civil War, starting out as a lieutenant colonel and eventually rising to the rank of brigadier general in the…