10 Knightly Orders and What Made Each One Distinct
Combining knightly warfare and a monastic lifestyle, the knightly crusading orders were one of the strongest institutions of medieval Europe. Through them, men sought a…
With a Modified Aircraft Machinegun, Corporal Tony Stein Fired His Way Across Iwo Jima and Earned the Medal of Honor
The ability to improvise, adapt, and overcome has long been a core ethos of the United States Marine. While one could find many examples from…
After 39 Soviet Commandoes Took Hill 3234 In Afghanistan, Not Even Hundreds Of Mujahedeen Could Dislodge Them
The Soviet-Afghan War, or the “Soviet Vietnam” as some political analysts called it, was one of the key points in which the decaying superpower came…
10 Iconic WWII Aerial Photos Then and Now
With the aid of Google Earth, we have revised 10 iconic Second World War locations that were immortalised in aerial photographs. Cologne Cathedral 1944 /…
50 Breathtaking Photos of the Operation Barbarossa, 22 June 1941
In June 1941, Operation Barbarossa began, setting off a bloodbath that was supposed to bring the Soviet Union to its knees. Yet when Adolf Hitler…
1898: Spanish at Guam Thought the Attacking USS Charleston Fired Salute Shots & Asked For Gunpowder To Return the Gesture
Manning a remote island fort, seemingly without any imminent danger on the horizon, must have made for a fairly comfortable post. That was the situation on…
Jihad with US Arms – The Soviet–Afghan War
The moment the Soviet Union inserted itself in the Afghan Civil War, they started a domino-like spiral of violence that continues even to this day…
94-year-old WWII Veteran Skydives for Birthday
Doug Curtis was a tail gunner for the Royal Air Force during World War II. Back then, he was handed a parachute and told that…
Russian Military Developing Blimps, Balloons, and Dirigibles
The Russian Defense Ministry has expanded their Aerospace Forces to include a new aerostatics division. This will allow them to add blimps and balloons to…
A 72-Year Old WWII Torpedo Bomber With Pilots’ Remains Was Found By Scientists
An American aircraft, a TBM-1C Avenger, missing since July 1944 was recently located in the waters surrounding the Pacific Island nation of Palau by Project…
WWII Shipwreck Explored for First Time in Almost 75 Years
On the 7th June 1942, the Coast Trader, an unremarkable coastal freighter that plied her trade along the western coast of the USA sailed out…
From The Roman Republic to the Third Reich: 4 Other Battles Fought at Thermopylae
The Battle of Thermopylae was quite the epic stand. We have talked about the bravery of the Spartans a thousand times over and made multiple…