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The Awesome Challenger Tank – Mighty British War Machines Of World War Two

Part of the extensive preparations for D-Day was the necessary upgrade of weapons. The Germans firmly held a foothold in Europe thanks to their superior…

German Schwellenpflug – was used to completely destroy train tracks, great footage

This efficient device was used by German troops in the Soviet Union, destroying the railroad during an organized retreat. A railroad plough or Schwellenpflug is…

Monsters of War – Australian Sentinel And Thunderbolt Tanks In WWII

The Australian tank industry is not something well-known to the wider public. The British Commonwealth country is famous for its military valor and engagement in…

Mighty WW2 Warships – KMS Admiral Graf Spee in the Battle of the River Plate

On September 1, 1939, while German troops were rolling across the border into Poland, their Navy was sent to raid Allied shipping lanes, much as…

The Oslo Report: How a German Scientist Gave Away Nazi Military Secrets and Why Britain Almost Ignored Him

Early in the Second World War, the British received a dossier of Nazi military secrets. The extraordinary contents had been sent at great personal risk…

3 Myths Of The Montana Class Battleships

War History Online presents this Guest Article by Chris Knupp. Artist’s impression of the Montana class Battleship Myth #1: The Montana class Ignored the Panama Canal…

Top 10 Strangest Armored Cars of WWII

Being in a war gives one license to get creative and here are the proofs — ten vehicular oddballs birthed during the Second World War…

This is how Humvees and their crews deploy from USAF planes (Watch)

Have you ever wondered what it is like inside a Hercules in the moments before paratroopers jump? Or how hard the fall is when a…

The Amazing Legacy of the Legendary F-16 Falcon – An American Icon

An F-16 fighter jet against a bright blue sky

For many modern Americans, General Dynamic’s F-16 Fighting Falcon is the most iconic fighter jet of the United States military. The plane has been in…

Mysterious Signatures Found On The Inside Of A P-47 Thunderbolt’s Wing

AirCorps Aviation is restoring a P-47 Thunderbolt, a World War II-era plane. Inside one of the wings, they found the grease-pencil signatures of “Eva &…

Tupolev Tu-160 Blackjack: The Soviet-Era Supersonic Bomber That Broke 44 World Records

Tupolev Tu-160 Blackjack in flight

In 1972, the unusual story of the Tupolev Tu-160 Blackjack began when the aircraft won a competition aimed at designing a new supersonic bomber that…

Amazingly Preserved – WWII P-40 Kittyhawk Discovered in the Egyptian Desert (Watch)

It was the Kittyhawk that captured the world’s interest. In 2012, Polish oil exploration workers came across this eerily well-preserved WWII P-40 Kittyhawk in the…