93-Year-Old American Flying Ace In Online Spat With British Twitter Users
A war of words has erupted between American flying ace Chuck Yeager and some British Twitter users. Via his Twitter account, Yeager, now 93, has…
America’s Ugly History: The 1863 New York Draft Riots
Pretty much every nation has some unfortunate or downright ugly history. The American Civil War is often viewed through a somewhat black and white lens.…
Five Facts – The Number One Infantry Weapon of the US Armed Forces: The M4 Carbine (Watch)
The M4 Carbine is the primary infantry weapon of the United States Armed Forces. It replaces the M16 Assault Rifle, which is longer and heavier.…
Fire In Warfare: Seven Devastating Incendiary Weapons From Military History
Fire has played a devastating part in the history of war. Even when not weaponized, it could be unleashed during pillaging of towns, leading to…
Watch The Top 10 Funniest Scenes from War Movies
Ladies and Gentlemen, we proudly present to you a list of 11 funny scenes from War Movies! As we all know, war is brutal, sad,…
The Lockheed U-2 and the SR-71 Blackbird – Top Secret Spy Planes
The Lockheed U-2 and SR-71 ‘Blackbird’ are two planes about which there is not a lot known. Here we will learn some facts about them.…
The Battle of San Jacinto – Where Santa Anna Lost Texas By Falling Asleep
Antonio de Padua María Severino López de Santa Anna y Pérez de Lebrón (Santa Anna, for short) thought very highly of himself – and with…
5 Facts: One of the Most Terrifying Weapons in the World – Flamethrowers
Warning: contains shocking material. This video shows the applications in battle of one of the most psychologically terrifying weapons in the world. What is a flamethrower?…
In The 1970s, The U.S. Considered Invading The Oil-Rich OPEC Countries
In 1973, the oil embargo was enforced against the U.S. by the Arab oil-producing states because they were unhappy with the aid the U.S. supplied to…
The Day of the Rangers – The True Story That Inspired The Movie Black Hawk Down
When Ridley Scott’s “Black Hawk Down” came out in 2001 it had all the features that make a great movie. As well as drama, tension…
Heart-Rending Documentary Film About The Staggering Human Cost Of WWII
This thought provoking visualization will show you what the human cost was during World War Two. It sums not just the military deaths but also…
What if Hannibal Won at Zama? A Carthaginian Empire? Rome Destroyed?
Hannibal Barca was easily one of the most talented tacticians in the ancient world. He gave the Romans a good handful of crushing defeats. He…