The History of U.S. Military Sidearms
This pistol’s lethality made it virtually irreplaceable. The U.S. military has a long and storied history. Our brave soldiers have traveled across the globe in…
Mosquito Bite: Yours For a Cool $7 MILLION!
With a range of over 3,000 km (1,900 miles), a de Havilland Mosquito could fly from London to Warsaw and back. Are you tired of…
The Airman Who Fell 18,000 Feet Without A Parachute & Lived
Faced with a terrible choice – that of burning to death, or falling to his death, Alkemade chose the latter option. Aerial combat, like naval…
Forget Tanks: Meet The War Elephants of The 21st Century
AK-47 rifles, RPGs, pistols and revolvers, a few artillery pieces, and some homemade firearms. They also, however, have war elephants. The mention of the phrase…
Soviet Storm – The Battle of Stalingrad
24,000,000 rifle and machine gun rounds were fired by the Soviets in the last month of the battle alone. 1942 was a tumultuous year for…
The Bombardier Brown Bear who Fought at Monte Casino
The soldiers initially kept him hidden, but this proved to be increasingly difficult as he began to explode in size. War history is full of…
A Tiger in Africa? The Iconic Tiger I Growling in Full Video Glory
Anything within its sights of 2000 meters was marked as prey. Out of all the German tanks during World War II, the Sd Kfz 181…
Angels’ Glow at The Battle Of Shiloh
As night fell they saw that their wounds seemed to be glowing in the dark Glow in the dark wounds might sound like something out…
God Save the Queen: Elizabeth in WWII
So it was that Elizabeth became the first woman from the royal family who served in the army. “I declare before you all that my…
The Not So Noblewoman Who Turned Pirate
Her small fleet of three ships flew a bloody red banner and struck terror into the heart of the French fleet. The image many people…
Will the Last WWII Medal of Honor Recipient Lie in State?
Only four WWII Medal of Honor recipients are alive. From the top brass in US politics to the common people all around America, honoring US…
Scoping Out The Best Sight For The AR-10 Rifle
“It was a good combat weapon that never failed me,” In the rugged African Jungles and savannahs, Portuguese paratroopers used the AR-10 to flush out…