Cold War | War History

Operation Monopoly: When the US Tunneled Under The Soviet Embassy

Russian Embassy in Washington

The U.S. and U.S.S.R. were no strangers to spying on each other, as they had been playing a cat-and-mouse game of espionage since the beginning…

CIA Documents Reveal Early Plot Against Raúl Castro

Raul Castro on a state visit to Mexico.

With Raúl Castro’s retirement from politics on the 60th anniversary of the Bay of Pigs invasion, CIA documents about a planned assassination plot against the…

Mathias Rust, A German Teenager, Flew A Cessna To Red Square In 1987

In 1987, Mathias Rust, a West German teenager, seemingly did the impossible when he flew a Cessna light aircraft through 500 miles of the most…

The Time A Black Bear Nearly Set Off A Nuclear War

bears looking into car at yosemite park, and airmen scrambling to their planes (unrelated)

At the height of the Cold War, one adventurous black bear nearly set World War III in motion. With tensions high due to the Cuban…

Movie ‘Devotion’ about Korean Conflict Heroes Jesse L Brown & Thomas J Hudner Jr Starts Shooting

‘Devotion’ is an upcoming movie about Jesse L Brown, the first African-American aviator of the US Navy. Shooting began this month, with rising talent J.D.…

Fantastic News! Wheatcroft Collection’s S130 – The Last Survivor Has New Home

PRESS RELEASE – THE WHEATCROFT COLLECTION ARE DELIGHTED TO ANNOUNCE THAT WE HAVE ACQUIRED THE HISTORIC RICHMOND DRY DOCK, WHICH WILL BECOME THE PERMANENT HOME…

For Sale – Star of the TV Show M.A.S.H.

Jack Beckett

S/n 263 was used in various action movies. Its most notable role was starring in the hit television show M.A.S.H. This Bell 47-D1 s/n 263…

Abandoned Launch Site That Thwarted the Soviets, Yours for $1.8 Million

Ian Harvey

Looking for a fixer-upper or a launch site and have $1.8 million to spend? Then Woolwich Township in New Jersey has a unique property that…

Frederick Kroesen Commanded Troops in WW2, Korea, & Vietnam, Dead at 97

Retired General Frederick Kroesen passed away on April 20, 2020, at the age of 97. He fought in Germany during World War II and fought…

Consolidated/Convair B-36 Peacemaker Derivatives, Vol.1.

The B-36 Peacemaker is the largest mass-produced piston-engine aircraft ever built with the longest wingspan of any combat aircraft ever built, at 230 ft (70.1…

For Sale: English Electric Lightning Jet Interceptors

Ian Harvey

Back in 2014 a man named Dave from the UK listed his Mk 6 English Electric Lightning on Gumtree for £30,000 which raised some eyebrows…

T-54 MBT For Sale Perfect For Nipping to the Shops

A very popular model among the countries of the former Warsaw Pact, it was built with a license in countries such as Poland and Czechoslovakia.…