Fort Sumter & The First Shots of the American Civil War
Located on a man-made (or rather slave-made) island at a key position in Charleston harbor is Fort Sumter. On April 13, 1861, a bombardment of…
Flamethrowers: Five Facts You Probably Didn’t Know
The fear of fire is an inherent trait in both man and beast. On the pages of the history of war, many tales of devastating fire…
Northrop N-9M Smashes Into a Penitentiary Exercise Yard, Pilot Loses His Life
On Monday, April 21, 2019, inmates at the California Rehabilitation Centre got the fright of their lives when a plane crashed into the prison exercise…
The Amazing Story of Survival Behind The Movie Into The White
Winter in Norway is a harsh affair. For people caught outdoors in the wilderness without shelter, the unforgiving climate can be fatal. During the Second…
Tough New York Gangster Monk Eastman Went on To Be a War Hero
The slums of New York City were notorious in their time for producing some of the most desperate, bloodthirsty, and depraved gangs and gangsters in…
Abandoned B-29 Spotted On Google Maps
There was also information onboard that the plane had flown missions between Alaska and Japan in order to detect Soviet nuclear testing in 1949. A…
Can a Leopard Really Change it Spots?
There is an old saying: Can a leopard change its spots? Over the last 50 years, the German Leopard series of main battle tanks has…
The Australians at Pozieres: Battle of the Somme 1916
This success came at a huge cost. The Australian 1st Division suffered 5,285 casualties — an inordinate number given a division normally consists of around…
Images of the National Archive Armistice -Diverse Offerings From Pen & Sword
The victory summer of 1919 saw important visitors drop anchor off my home town. The Atlantic Fleet sailed into the Thames Estuary with a great…
The Time An F-106 Interceptor Landed Itself Without A Pilot
The world of military aviation is full of strange stories, freak accidents, amazing near-misses, and unlikely happenings. But few tales are stranger than the story…
Ordinary Membership Card: 102-Year-Old Veteran Honored in Canada
At 102 years old, Royal Canadian Air Force veteran Alward M. Gammell has a lot to reflect on. Among the many testaments to his loyalty…
‘The Most Intact U-Boat Wreck I’ve Ever Seen’ U-Boat Hunter Dr Innes McCartney
The submarine sank some 16 nautical miles 18 mi) northeast of Malin Head, in Ireland, where it lay for the next five decades. Unlike the…