The Thompson M1A1 Submachine Gun (Full Auto)
Black and white gangster movies from the 1930’s were, and still are, hugely popular. The weapon of choice in these movies is almost always the…
The High-Tech, High-Speed F-22 Raptor – An Epic Modern Fighter Plane
Raptor? Have the U.S. armed forces trained dinosaurs to fight? No, the Raptor is a fighter, and a raptor is also a bird of prey,…
Firing The Powerful German PAK-40 Anti-Tank Gun!
The 75 millimeter Pak 40 anti-tank gun was a German anti-tank gun developed during WWII from 1939-1941. PAK is the abbreviation for “Panzerabwehrkanone.” Initially, the…
The Deadly Defiant, A Game-Changing British Warplane in WW2
The 1930s were an age of aeronautical experimentation. All around the world air forces were trying new and fascinating designs, searching for the perfect combination…
Up Close And Personal With The Browning .50 Caliber Machine Gun
The quest for automatic weaponry has been around since the invention of the gun itself, and war engineers have always tried their best to design…
These US Sailors Are Firing the Monstrously Powerful Twin .50 Machine Guns
Watch these US sailors at sea onboard the USS Firebolt, as they undertake live ammo drills. They’re firing extremely powerful 50 caliber machine guns; the…
A Tragic Accident Onboard The USS Oriskany Cost Many Lives – Without An Enemy Ship In Sight
On the morning of the 26th of October, 1966 the USS Oriskany was stationed 50 miles off the north coast of Vietnam. A group of Skyhawk…
The U-Boat War: A Vital and Misjudged Part of WWII
The Battle of the Atlantic was a vital arena of the Second World War. A protracted campaign that lasted for most of the war, German…
Lt. Gen Wainwright, Prisoner Of War, Who Was Awarded the Medal of Honor in WW2
Being captured by the Japanese during the early days of WWII meant facing years of grueling conditions, torture, and starvation. Also, many were cut off…
British Naval Intelligence: Well Equipped for WW2
At the outbreak of the Second World War, much of the British military were not equipped for dealing with military intelligence. The exception was the…
How the British Military Learned in Advance About the V2 Rocket – and How They Responded
The V2 rocket and its predecessor V1 had the potential to transform the Second World War. The world’s first long-range unmanned missiles, they were a…
Death in the Skies in World War Two – The RAF and the Luftwaffe face off in Battle
One of the most crucial conflicts of the Second World War was between the air forces of Britain and Germany. The Royal Air Force (RAF)…