Jesse Beckett

Jesse is a U.K.-based writer for Tank Roar, passionate about military history and storytelling through digital content. With a special focus on tanks and ships, Jesse brings a deep enthusiasm for historical narratives to every piece.

Articles by Jesse Beckett:

The Bantam Battalions: Little Men With A Big Impact

Discrimination was probably not a word you’d hear coming from a commander’s mouth in WWI. In 1914, many of the top brass in the British…

USS Midway Museum Takes Delivery Of Its Freshly Restored A-7 Corsair II

A7 Corsair on the deck of USS Midway Museum, 2011.

In early June, the USS Midway Museum took delivery of an A-7 Corsair II that has recently finished a thorough restoration. The aircraft, on loan…

5 Facts About The Siege Of Tobruk That Show Hope Is Never Lost

As the only deepwater port in Eastern Libya, Tobruk was strategically important to all combatants involved in North Africa. Before British forces arrived in Tobruk,…

US Veterans Excavate The Wreckage Of A B-24 Liberator In Sussex

U.S. Army Air Forces Consolidated B-24D Liberators of the 93rd Bomb Group flying in formation, circa in 1943.

A team has gathered in Sussex, England, to recover the bodies of two airmen who were lost in a violent crash in the British countryside…

Little-Known Facts About the Hit Korean War Series ‘M*A*S*H’

Promotional image for 'M*A*S*H'

The popular television show M*A*S*H (1972-83) was the result of a collaboration between former military surgeon H. Richard Hornberger and writer W.C. Heinz, to create…

Statistician Abraham Wald’s Counterintuitive Insight Saved Lives

Abraham Wald standing beside a chalkboard.

Abraham Wald was a Hungarian mathematician who made significant contributions to the field of statistical analysis in the first half of the 20th century. One…

US Army Looking At New Long-Range Missiles For Their Apache Helicopters

An AH-64 Apache helicopter hovers in front of the sun and conducts movement drills as part of a maintenance test flight in Kunduz province, Afghanistan

The U.S. Army is on the hunt for a new long-range air-to-ground missile for their AH-64 Apaches. Advancements in air defenses over recent years have…

AC-130J Ghostrider Crew Awarded for Saving 88 Lives

The crew of Shadow 71 pose after receiving the Distinguished Flying Cross and an Air Medal during a ceremony at Hurlburt Field, Florida, June 22, 2021.

A ceremony was held on June 22nd, 2021, at the Hurlburt Field Air Base in Florida to award the crewmen of an AC-130J Ghostrider gunship…

The XF-108 Rapier: The Air Force’s Best Plane That Never Flew

XF-108

In the 1950s, the Jet Age was in full swing, and manufacturers were looking to make the biggest advancements with this new technology. High-performance internal…

Little-Known Facts Even the Biggest Movie Fan Doesn’t Know About ‘Rambo’

Sylvester Stallone as John J. Rambo in 'Rambo: First Blood Part II'

The movies in the Rambo franchise are some of the most beloved action flicks of all time. However, there’s more to them than just mindless…

The F-22 Raptor’s Replacement Will Have Air-To-Ground Capabilities

Concept art for the NGAD, from the Air Force's biennial report on acquisition

According to information from Air Force Chief of Staff General CQ Brown, the successor to the mighty Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor will have limited air-to-ground…

From DC-3 To RV — Air Force Vet Gives A Plane A New Life As An RV

A DC-3 that has been turned into an RV, showing the inside of the cockpit/driver's seat.

Retired Air Force veteran Gino Lucci has converted a Douglas transport plane into a family RV with 300 square feet of interior space. Named the…