Britain’s Weirdest Ever Tank? The Independent A1E1
Ordered to War Office specifications in 1922, The Independent finally appeared in 1926, to a revised design by Vickers-Armstrongs. It took part in the special…
Soldiers Throughout History Have Relied on Drugs before Entering Battle
Drugs have been administered to soldiers in nearly every major war around the globe. They make soldiers more effective at killing the enemy. Many people…
He Gave His All To Save Jews From The Holocaust – So Why Did History Forget a Savior Hero Like Hendrik Drogt?
In 1943, Grijpskerk was a sleepy, Dutch countryside village of few inhabitants. There was one synagogue, built in 1879, that served only seven Jews –…
Teenage Letters Reveal the Queen Mother’s Innocent Crush on a WW1 Soldier
A set of six letters exchanged towards the end of WWI between Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon, who would later marry Prince Albert, Duke of York, and…
In the Trash – Berlin Wall Sections Found in German Landfill
When the Berlin Wall came down, some sections were left standing to commemorate the German nation’s 44-year long division that followed WWII. A reporter was…
At Last, This Civil War Veteran Will Receive a Proper Military Funeral
Jewett Williams was a soldier in the 20th Maine Regiment during the Civil War. He died in 1922 in a mental institution in Oregon, was…
Incredible Footage: 101st Airborne On The Eve Of D-Day, June 5, 1944
The 101st Airborne Division is a unit of infantry, paratroopers, of the United States Army trained for air assault operations. They were dropped by parachute…
Stackpole Pair: “Armored Champions” and “Over There” – Reviews by Mark Barnes
Stackpole Books have a reputation for some really good archive photo and general history books and here are two very different titles I am pleased…
Replica Bugatti 100P Plane Tragically Crashes Near Oklahoma
Scotty Wilson, a highly experienced pilot, was readying his Bugatti 100P airplane for a test flight on the 6th August 2016. It was a clear…
A-10 Warthog Live Fire Training Mission – Awesome Sound!
This video shows a training exercise of an A-10 Warthog; it shows the A-10 in full action, firing missiles (AGM-65 Maverick), using its cannon (30mm…
The Long Lost Dog Tag Of PFC Harlan L. Herrscher
By Peter Van Pelt of Belgium, This story is a follow-up to the article on the dog tags of Frank H. Norton Jr. In February 2016…
The Viking Sieges of Paris
Ragnar Lothbrok, the notorious Viking, is still a historical mystery veiled in myths, or even believed to be a collective personage for several different Viking…