The Totally Amazing V-2 Rocket in Pictures
As early as 1932, inquiry into the use of rockets in warfare was conducted in Germany. The military was thinking outside the box, figuring out…
Vietnam Free Fire Zones – Anything That Moved Within Was Attacked And Destroyed
The US military and the Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) forces in Vietnam faced a problem: how to successfully fight an enemy that…
Did YOU Know?? There Was an Armed Interceptor Version of the SR-71 called the YF-12
In the history of American aviation, a special chapter should be given to the story of the Lockheed Corporation. The most fascinating section of that…
Birth of the Assault Rifle – The Sturmgewehr 44
The assault rifle is now used by infantry units in armies across the globe. However, prior to World War Two, such weapons were virtually unknown.…
US Navy Has Lost Fewer Than 30 Ships Since WW2, These Are the Most Notable Losses
The US Navy lost over 350 ships during World War II, but less than 30 since then. These are the most notable losses. The Bullhead…
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…