World War I Camouflage Trick Might Be Reworked For the 21st Century
Ships were painted with zebra stripes in hopes of evading and deceiving the enemy during World War I. It was not entirely clear how effective…
All You Need To Know About the Sturmgewehr (Watch)
After several years of rejecting the idea of a new automatic or semi-automatic weapon, Hitler asked his top commanders on the Eastern Front what they…
Veterans Exposed to Mustard Gas Might Receive Aid From A New Missouri Bill
Current Missouri senator Claire McCaskill is planning to put forth legislation to help veterans of World War II who were exposed to mustard gas. These…
VIETNAM – A View From The Front Lines – Review by Mark Barnes
The book on offer today is not new but it is a recent publication and utterly superior. There is a helpful quote from an American…
Inside the Chieftain’s Hatch: Myths of WWII American Armor
Nicolas Moran was invited to go up to TankFest Northwest by the Flying Heritage Collection, he chose to address some of the common misconceptions about…
How to Fire The German MG42 Machine Gun
This video looks at the MG-42, a World War II German machine gun. It is being fired as part of a demonstration at Dellwood Park, Lockwood,…
Firing The Biggest Gun Of WWII, The 80cm Railway Gun ‘Schwerer Gustav’ (Watch)
Schwerer Gustav – This was the name given to a German 80 cm railway gun, a huge piece of artillery designed to be shot from…
Airborne All The Way! 20 Fantastic Photos of Paratroopers in Action!
Paratroopers are a common part of modern warfare, it’s hard to imagine a modern army without an airborne or air assault element. This form of…
After the Battle of Shiloh Some Civil War Soldiers Actually Glowed in the Dark!
There are many remarkable stories of the American Civil War. One of the most striking, however, is the story of the soldiers who glowed in the…
45 Surprising & Weird WWII Facts They Do Not Teach You At School!
We’ve all seen the HBO series Band of Brothers, and the classic Saving Private Ryan but there is more to WWII than what Hollywood shows…
In Battlefield 1, No Battle Is Ever the Same (Gameplay Trailer!)
DICE, an Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: EA) studio, invites you to join a world of discovery and epic warfare through ever-changing battles only in Battlefield™…
“Fix bayonets!” – The ANZACs Heroic Bayonet Charge On Crete
“Fix bayonets!” – 11 am, Tuesday 27 May, 1941: The ANZACs charge at “42nd Street” near Souda Bay. On May 27, 1941, the Battle of…