The Historic USS Ticonderoga
The Ticonderoga in and representing History Aircraft carrier development during World War II represented the culmination of important aspects of naval military history, ranging from the…
The B-32 Dominator: The Heavy Bomber in Service for Less Than a Year
Many history buffs will be familiar with the B-29 Superfortress, which is perhaps best known as the aircraft which carried the atomic bomb during the…
The Rab Concentration Camp – A Disturbingly ‘Forgotten’ Piece of History
Rab has long been the site of violence between Italians and Slavs, with both fighting for control of the island for the past 1,500 years.…
The Wild Bunch Showed the Mexican Revolution as it Really Was
Sam Peckinpah and the making of The Wild Bunch A little more than 50 years ago, director Sam Peckinpah was looking forward to making a…
10 Luftwaffe Aircraft Certainly Gave the Allies Cause for Concern
This top ten aircraft list of the Luftwaffe is intended not only to reflect the success or high numbers of any one particular design, but…
The Strange Looking Fw-189 The Flying Eye of the Luftwaffe in Pictures
In the years leading up to WWII, the Focke-Wulf Company was at the very forefront of German aircraft design. It produced cutting-edge technology which would…
The Iconic Luger versus the Iconic Colt 1911
At the end of the nineteenth century, pistol designers were looking at ways to improve on the revolver which was at that time the standard…
Unmanned Bombers, What Could Possibly Go Wrong? JFK’s Brother Lost his Life in One
By August 1944, a favorable end was in sight for the Allies, and efforts were being ramped up to gain a final, definitive advantage over…
The Deadliest Single Days in War: You Will Surprised by Where & When
Psychologists, historians, philosophers, politicians, poets – all have tried to understand what seems at times to be a basic human need – not food, shelter,…
Some Big Failures & Strangest Looking Inventions of War
New technology, more powerful guns, over-active planners, and the demands of warfare often resulted in wild creations that resembled flights of fancy or Frankenstein experiments…
8 French Self-Propelled Artillery Weapons
Self-propelled artillery has a history almost as old as tanks, and the French were early adopters in both fields. From First World War field guns…
The “English patient” a Bungling Nazi Intelligence Officer “very ugly & Shabbily Dressed, With a fat & Pendulous Nose”
The romantic war film, The English Patient, was based on the novel of the same name by Michael Ondaatje, which was awarded the Booker Prize…