At 225 Years Old The USS Constitution is America’s Oldest Warship Still Afloat
After bringing the British crew aboard as prisoners, the Americans concluded Guerriere was too far gone to salvage and burned her. “Old Ironsides,” the U.S.…
A Most Terrifying Sight: The Royal Scots Greys and the Battle of Waterloo
Ponsonby was subsequently killed and his sword was taken, which was then used to kill three soldiers from his rescue party. The Royal Scots Greys…
The Flying Rhino: The Mach 1.8 F/A-18 Super Hornet
With a range of around 500 miles when fully loaded for a mission, the Super Hornet has an effective range that is just over 40%…
Valley of Tears: The Yom Kippur War
Streaming into the Golan Heights was an armored Syrian force of 1,400 tanks, supported by 1,000 artillery pieces and air power. On October 6th, 1973,…
The End of a Catholic Dream: The Jacobite Uprising of 1745
Ultimately, Charles’ invasion of England accomplished little. The Glorious Revolution of 1688 threw the entire course of British life and monarchy into chaos. Like many…
The Breakout Star of The Great Escape: No, Not Steve McQueen!
He had lived in Israel for three years, where he carried a rifle for an oil company in the Negev Desert. He’d been a cowboy…
300 VS 2,000: The Magnificent Charge Of The British Heavy Brigade At Balaclava
When Scarlett and his three hundred cavalrymen crashed into the midst of the Russians, it was like a tornado had hit them. The battle of…
Insect Infantry: Bee Bombs, Scorpion Grenades & Cyber Bugs
The Japanese used special bombs filled with infected fleas and dropped them over Chinese territories. If you say “army” or “weapons,” most people think of…
The Desert Fox Rises to Glory in WWI: How Rommel Earned the Blue Max
Rommel led this attack from the front. He and his men took the town in an hour, personally leading the capture of two houses which…
Hamburger Hill – Movie Mistakes
The Battle of Hamburger Hill was an infantry operation, there was no need for heavy vehicles in the movie. With simpler organization, there’s less room…
Tempelhof Airport: The Grandiose Former Symbol Of WW2 Germany Power That Now Houses Refugees
The Germans decided to build a new airport at Tempelhof – one that would showcase the vast might and grandiosity of the Third Reich. Tempelhof…
Pretorius: The Fearless & Ferocious Boer Who Created The South African Republic
During this lull in hostilities, the Zulu medicine men created the illusion of invincibility amongst the warriors in a series of pageant-like displays. Andries Pretorius,…