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Yours for $30,000 “Husky” M116 Tracked Amphibious Military Cargo Carrier

The Husky (formally Carrier, Cargo, Amphibious, M116) is a 1 1/2 ton capacity, low ground pressure cargo and personnel carrier capable of operating over all…

The Last U-Boat Commander Passes Away at 105

It was four months after Pearl Harbour when Kapitanleutnant Reinhard Hardegan’s submarine, U-123, torpedoed the tanker SS GulfAmerica off of Jacksonville, Florida.  After the attack,…

Operation Goodwood – Good, Bad and Ugly for Montgomery

In July 1944, Allied armies were fighting the Nazi German occupiers in Normandy, northern France. They had successfully gained a foothold and were pushing inland…

TeT Offensive – Nightmare for Hue City

After the launch of the Tet Offensive campaign on January 30, 1968, in South Vietnam, a series of battles were fought between the southern Army…

Cold War Recon – 5 Soviet and Warsaw Pact Reconnaissance Vehicles

The Soviet Union and its Warsaw Pact allies used a wide range of vehicles for reconnaissance during the Cold War. Main battle tanks and infantry…

Best Warriors in the World – 5 of the Top Special Forces Units

When the mission is close to impossible, and drastic measures are needed to get crucial things done in the face of huge odds, this set…

For Sale: Combat Vehicle Reconnaissance $30,000

Alvis Sabre CVR(T) runs, drives, starts and stops Jaguar J60 4.2 lt straight 6 engine. Good track 60% of life also with full set of…

Desert Storm – 1st Gulf War Gets Its Own Memorial

The National Mall in downtown Washington contains different memorials to every war that the United States has been involved in. Included are the memorial to…

The Sack of Cádiz: The Cost of War

On the 3rd of June, 1596, the Anglo-Dutch fleet set sail under the command of Charles Howard and Robert Devereux, the Earl of Wessex.  The…

13 Roles Soviet Women Filled in WW2

As they started running out of manpower, many nations in the Second World War turned to their womenfolk to staff their war machines. In most…

The Heat Is On! Tankfest 2018

Friday is now heralded as rehearsal day with a limited program in the arena. It was possible to have a choice of spots to snap…

US Armored Recon – M8 Greyhound with 30 photos

Armored warfare excelled during the Second World War, and the future seemed to be written on the turret of a tank. But still, technology was…