“Duck and Cover” – Futile Measures, or a Life-Saving Plan?
Every American who went to school in the 1950s or 60s will remember air raid drills, the “Duck and Cover” slogan, and talk of fallout…
Crazy! They Started a Bloody War Over a Bucket
Wars have been fought for all kinds of reasons: political ideology, religion, and territory, to name but three. A reason that seems perfectly reasonable to…
Tracking Santa and Nuclear Missiles – 5 Interesting Facts About NORAD
The North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) is an organization run by the governments of Canada and the United States. Its function is to constantly…
Hunter of the Bismarck and Gallant Warrior of the Sea – HMS Ark Royal
HMS Ark Royal was built in Birkenhead, England from 1934 to 1938. It was designed to conform to the standards of the Washington Naval Treaty.…
Women Join the Ranks to Keep WWII History Alive
“A nation that forgets its past has no future.” -Winston Churchill Currently in Belarus, more than ten clubs with a combined total of over 500…
Abandoned Military Bases Left to Rot are Reminders of War
Wars are not intended to last forever, thank goodness, even though those fighting them and civilians enduring them probably feel that they might. And the…
Arthur Ashe’s Brother Did 2nd Tour in Vietnam so he Could be a Tennis Legend
During the spring of 1967, Army Second Lieutenant Arthur Ashe was practicing his tennis skills. He was a talented amateur player who was considered a…
Crazy! Video – Pilot Lands Damaged A-6 on Carrier with Navigator Partially Ejected
It’s hard to imagine the guts, skill, and talent it takes to smoothly take off or land an aircraft. But it takes a particular kind…
26 Sad Images of WWII Airplane Graveyards & Storage Sites
These are very sad images of now priceless, warbirds that were left to rot outside to be recycled later. During and after WWII, crash landed and…
War Crime? Utah Camp Guard Opened Fire on German POWs After War was Over
Prisoners of war come part and parcel with the human institution of warfare. If an enemy combatant surrenders, he (or she) is to be accorded…
Panzer Hunters – Soviet Anti-tank Guns of WWII with Photos
Soviet anti-tank guns played a crucial role in confronting German equipment on the Eastern Front of the Second World War, called the Great Patriotic War…
Controversial & Horrifying: 22 Images of Flamethrowers, the Weapon that Should be Banned?
The first use of a flamethrower was recorded by the Greeks in the first century AD. Clearly, the fear of fire is inherent in both…