Crazy: General Westmoreland initiated plan to use nukes in Vietnam
Recently, the New York Times ran an extraordinary article about the Vietnam War. In it were facts that have only recently come to light and…
Clive Dytor’s Battle-Winning Bayonet Charge in the Falklands War
British military history is full of stories of heroism against the odds. From the desperate defense of Rorke’s Drift against the massed Zulus to the…
When The USA Wanted To Nuke The Moon To Impress The Russians
In 1958, the United States developed a secret project to explode an atomic bomb on the surface of the moon. The explosion, when seen from…
If the Cold War Went Hot, the Skies of WW3 Would Look Like This
The Cold War wasn’t really a “war,” but an intense era of conflict between Russia and the USA that lasted nearly 50 years. Yet, there…
CRAZY: The U.S. Nearly Nuked North Korea Over the Captured Spy Ship USS Pueblo
On January 23, 1968, a run-down environmental research ship was conducting oceanographic studies when it was surrounded by North Korean naval forces, which demanded its…
Cold War: 3 Proxy Wars Between America and Soviet Union
How did the Soviet Union and the United States engage each other in warfare while not firing a shot in each other’s territory? The answer…
Fighting Vehicles of the Cold War
The Cold War saw a lot of advancement and diversification in the design of fighting vehicles. Though not directly fighting each other, the world’s great…
Top 5 US Military Spy Planes – Eyes in the Sky
Since the use of weather/observation balloons in World War I, military forces have attempted to get a better understanding of their opposing forces. And as…
Mikoyan MiG-29 Fulcrum: The Versatile Air Superiority Fighter That Could Launch Ground Attacks
The Mikoyan MiG-29 Fulcrum is a Soviet air superiority fighter that’s earned the respect of many pilots throughout the world. It entered service in the…
5 Old NATO and Soviet Military Aircraft Still Used Today
Developing countries have long been engaged in the arms trade, even more so after WWII. According to Soviet Studies, in between 1968 and 1978, the…
MiG-15 – The Aircraft That Challenged the US Air Force with Video
One of the most feared fighter aircraft of the twentieth century, when it appeared in the skies of Korea, sent a message to the confident…
China’s Copy Cat Jets – Shenyang J-11B
The Shenyang J-11 looks familiar made from the designs of the Soviet Sokhumi Su-27 air superiority fighter. The plan was stolen from the Soviets and…