This Marine General’s Sword Somehow Wound Up In A Pawnshop
Various types of items can be purchased on eBay, with some auctions bringing in thousands of dollars. When Marine veteran Chris Anderson logged onto the…
USS Massachusetts (BB-59): The Battleship that Fired the Last Shot of World War II
The USS Massachusetts (BB-59), one of the fast battleships of the South Dakota-class, was built under the limitations enforced by the Washington and London naval…
There’s Only One German Dornier Do 335 Aircraft Left In The World
The Dornier Do 335 is one of Germany’s most weird and wonderful late WWII aircraft. Its unique push-pull engine configuration made the Do 335 extremely…
The USS Alaska (CB-1) Was the US Navy’s Impractical Warship
The USS Alaska (CB-1) was a large, powerful and extremely capable ship built during the Second World War. Going by statistics alone, one could easily…
Swiss Army Gifts The Tank Museum a Panzer 57/60 Centurion
The Tank Museum at Bovington Camp, England has announced it has been gifted a variant of the Centurion tank – the Panzer 57/60 – from…
The USS Intrepid Survived Four Kamikaze Attacks And Continued In Service For Decades
The USS Intrepid was an Essex-class aircraft carrier built during WWII. Initially operating in the Pacific Theatre, Intrepid would end up serving a wild 30-year…
The Colt Walker 1847: The Most Powerful Sidearm Ever Issued By the US Military
In 1846 the United States Army brought the Colt Walker 1847 into service – a revolver that is the most powerful sidearm ever issued by…
America’s Black Hawk Helicopter Still Has A Lot Of Work To Do
The famous and long-lasting UH-60 Black Hawk, which has been flying since the 1970s, will likely remain in service until the 2030s. The airframe is…
MD-160: The Aircraft-Ship Hybrid Known as the ‘Caspian Sea Monster’
There have been some really unusual military vehicles built over the course of history, but none have amazed us more than the Lun-class MD-160. A…
Why WWII’s M1 Carbine was Ahead of Its Time
The M1 Carbine was a small, lightweight weapon that found itself in the hands of many Allied soldiers during WWII. Its relatively small cartridge led…
The USS North Carolina Was a Nightmare for Japan During WWII
The USS North Carolina was a mighty battleship that served throughout the Second World War. She was involved in intense combat on many occasions but…
The USS Olympia Is a Cruiser with a Battleship’s Guns And A Very Long History
The USS Olympia is the physical representation of the saying “big things come in small packages”. Launched in 1895, the comparatively small cruiser was armed…