“Winning Hearts and Minds” – The Long History of a Failed Strategy
How does a conquering army overcome resistance from the local population? For the United States, the answer has often taken the form of the somewhat…
Ghost Blimp Mystery of WWII – Crashed in San Francisco & Crew Was Never Found
For the inhabitants of the west coast of the United States, the first months of 1942 were filled with paranoia. The sudden and ruthless attack…
Lions Roar: 5 British Self-Propelled Guns of WWII
At the start of the Second World War, most artillery was not independently mobile. It had to be dragged into battle by transport vehicles or…
Quit Blaming Chamberlain – A Host of Reasons Britain Wasn’t Prepared for WWII
It’s hard to imagine that Great Britain was woefully ill-prepared for World War II, considering the lessons it learned from the Great War, 1914 –…
24 Rounds a Minute? US Army Seeks New Mortar Capabilities
The US Army is looking into improvements in their existing 120mm mortar abilities. They have posted a request online for the industry to develop new…
Fallen Eagles & Sunken Beasts – Wreck Recovery In Britain Then And Now
There have been a number of news stories in recent months about the plundering of World War II warship wrecks in Asian waters where British…
Hitler’s Werewolf Bunker: The Myths of the Destroyed Bunker Persist Long After WWII
There are many stories, theories and ideas about who Adolf Hitler was and how he lived outside of the era of World War II. To…
900 Days! 6 Astonishing Facts about the Axis Blockade of Leningrad with Dozens of Photos
The siege and defense of Leningrad are one of the most tragic pages of the history of World War II in the USSR, which called…
Grandma Sniper – Nina Petrova was Over 50 Years Old with Over 100 Confirmed Victories
Many women contributed to the Soviet victory in the Great Patriotic War, the name for World War II in the USSR. Among the famous Soviet…
Extreme Range – New JASSM Cruise Missile Contract Awarded to Lockheed Martin
The US Department of Defense has announced that it is awarding a $51 million contract to Lockheed Martin to develop a Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile…
Not Puppet Soldiers – The Tough Vichy French at the Battle of Oran
After the French capitulation in the Second World War, a puppet regime with its administrative center in the town of Vichy declared itself the Vichy…
Female Marines Break Barriers but Some Face Discipline for Fraternization
For the past couple of years, the US military has endeavored to integrate women into combat positions, which until recently were barred for women. These…