The Falklands War – A Very Close Call
The Falklands War is looked back on by many as a foregone conclusion. Lasting only ten weeks, and it resulted in a clear British victory. But…
Corporal Dunham: He Was The First Marine to Receive Medal of Honor Since The Vietnam War
In the decades following the Vietnam War, there would be conflict, battle, and loss of life. But for the United States Marine Corps whose tradition…
U-571: A Movie Which Was Fiction Almost To The Point Of Insult
For fans of 20th-century war-action maritime films, the 2000 picture U-571 should be a good time. Make some popcorn, go ahead. It even won an…
Battle of the 300 Champions – When Sparta And Argos’ Best Hoplites Fight to the Death, Last Man Standing Wins
The Greeks sure seem to like the number 300. The 300 Spartans (and their 7,000 allies) at Thermopylae, the 300 Theban Sacred Band, and the…
Stunning Drone Footage Of Hitler’s Atlantic Wall Towers On Guernsey
The Channel Islands were amongst the most heavily fortified parts of the Atlantic Wall. On 20 October 1941, Hitler signed a directive which was to…
The Massive Floating Dry Docks of the US Pacific Fleet That Could Carry & Repair Battleships and Aircraft Carriers
The United States Navy, during World War 2, decided to create a temporary forward base utilizing service stations; these stations meant the United States Navy…
The WW2 Junkers Ju-87 Stuka – Fast Facts, Cool Pics, Vintage Video!
The Stuka got its nickname from the German word Sturzkampfflugzeug or dive-bomber, the official designation was Junkers Ju-87. The first plane prototype Stuka flew in…
The Autobahn Airfields of The Cold War: Landing A10 Warthogs, Hercules’ and Fighters On A Highway!
In 1984, the NATO held an exercise on the German Highway, known as the Autobahn, to test one of the contingency plans in case the regular…
The Weird Multi-Tool Weapon That Soviet Cosmonauts Took Into Orbit
If someone told you that Soviet cosmonauts were going to space armed with something that looks like a sawn-off three-barreled shotgun, would you consider it…
Northern Irish Man Restores Cold War Nuclear Fallout Bunker
In rural Tartaraghan, just outside of Portadown in Northern Ireland, there is an unexpected sight; a yellow Reliant Robin van. The van is an identical…
Sergeant Reckless Received Posthumous Dickin Award for Bravery in Battle
Sergeant Reckless, a chestnut mare who served in the U.S. military 63 years ago during the Korean War, has been honoured with the PDSA’s Dickin…
The Commander Of The Lost Battalion From The Meuse-Argonne Offensive
Colonel Charles White Whittlesey earned his fame when he was a major in World War I with the American Expeditionary Force. He led a battalion…