Unrestricted Submarine Warfare: The Slippery Slope of No Return in Military History
The gravity of the situation demands that we should free ourselves from all scruples which certainly no longer have justification. — Admiral Friedrich von Ingenohl,…
Military Magic – The Unseen Art of Camouflage
Everyone knows that camouflage is used to make yourself, your buildings, and equipment less visible. But in the age before gunpowder, there was little need…
F-16 Pilot Sued the Studio For His Portrayal In Behind Enemy Lines Film
Many people dream of having their wartime heroics become the basis of a Hollywood movie, but as the Chinese proverb reminds us: be careful what…
WWII Pilots Body “Discovered” in New Guinea was Actually a Tree
The Kokoda Track is a 37 mile (60 km) path along a mountain pass in New Guinea that is popular site for advanced level hikers,…
Top 5 Terribly Ugly and Yet Highly Effective Military Aircraft
Not all aircraft are as sleek and appealing as they are mission effective, such as the F-117 Nighthawk or the F-22 Raptor. Even heavy aircraft…
Mystery of the USS Scorpion: 99 Sailors Lost – Cold War Crisis or Tragic Accident?
The USS Scorpion was a Skipjack-class nuclear submarine first commissioned in December 1959. Nine years later, while on a routine patrol south of the Azores,…
Cross between a T-34 Tank & MiG-21 Jet. Putting oil well fires out like a boss
What happens when you cross two MiG fighters with the most influential tank of World War Two? The answer isn’t, as you might expect, a…
11 Ridiculous Mistakes Made in War Movies
One of the biggest bombs of Ben Affleck’s career, and there have been several, happens to be one of the most error-ridden war movies Hollywood…
Nuking the Moon? Secret U.S. Plan A119 Military Project Included Carl Sagan
Mere months after Sputnik terrified Americans and signified the early Soviet lead in the Space Race, the American military came up with a bold, and…
War Movie Mistakes: It Makes Us Cringe When Hollywood Gets History Wrong
In a sense, all movies get history wrong, because the very act of fictionalizing an event guarantees it will differ from what really happened. A…
Fire at Sea – 3 U.S. Aircraft Carrier Disasters of the 1960’s
Aircraft carriers may “rule the seas,” but even they do not have immunity from disasters at sea. To quote the 1973 U.S. Navy training film…
“Winning Hearts and Minds” – The Long History of a Failed Strategy
How does a conquering army overcome resistance from the local population? For the United States, the answer has often taken the form of the somewhat…