We Lose Mike Hoare aged 100:The Wild Geese Movie Was Based on Him
The world has lost one of its larger than life figures, Mike Hoare, aged 100. It is unusual for a mercenary to become a household…
The Time 30,000 People Perished in a War Because of an Ear!
Despite the so-called Peace of Utrecht at the end of the War of the Spanish Succession, Britain and Spain frequently found themselves in conflict between…
George H. W. Bush: Shot Down by the Japanese in WWII
He then parachuted out of the burning plane, hitting the tail with his forehead and tearing parts of his parachute. Among all the positions and…
The Celebrities who Fought for Their Country During WWII
Celebrities and war only seem to come together in the movies these days. However, after the outbreak of WWII, things were different. Both average people…
U-96 & The Incredible Tale Behind the Movie Das Boot
“We all wanted the boat to be successful and to sink as much as possible, regardless of our losses,” The myth of U-96 lives on…
The Search for Singh: The Hidden Message in Star Trek
By 1963, Eugene Wesley Roddenberry was writing screenplays for one of NBC’s most successful shows – The Lieutenant – which told the story of a…
A Sailor’s Life in Lord Nelson’s Navy
The overwhelming danger to British seamen was not enemy action (this accounts for only 6.3% of those who perished at sea), but rather disease and…
In the Jungle: Helmet Art of the Vietnam War
Whether considered graffiti, artwork, or simply bored doodlings of young men forced to be soldiers in a land far from home, a soldier’s helmet was…
From the Battlefield to the Movie Screen: Four Stories Rooted in Warfare
J. R. R. Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings series, when written, drew parallels to the Second World War. Tolkien, a Great War veteran weary of…
Why Did Officers Carry Pistols & Not Rifles Into Battle?
Given that melee weapons still played an important role on battlefields into the 19th century, the sword remained one of the primary weapons of the…
The US Army’s 5 Biggest Military Defeats
It was in such moments when American pride was dented and the nation’s air of invincibility tarnished. These are the US Army’s five biggest military…
The Ultimate Bail Out: Early Ejection Seat Development
As aircraft grew more powerful and capable of achieving ever greater speeds, the risks of simply bailing out over the side of the aircraft grew…