Reverse-Engineering the B-29 Into the Soviet Tupolev TU-4
The American relationship with the Soviet Union during WWII (1939-45) was an exceedingly strange one. For some two decades, the United States and the Soviet…
Best Commerce Raider in History – CSS Alabama
In 200 feet of water off the north coast of France, near the port of Cherbourg, lies a Confederate warship which never saw a Confederate…
Submarine Hunters and Flying Boats – Seaplanes in World War One
The First World War was not the first time that planes had been used in warfare, but it was the first time they were deployed…
US Navy Cancels Hybrid Program
The US Navy has confirmed their intention to cancel a program that would have installed fuel-efficient hybrid electric drives in 34 of their destroyers after…
Jets in the Korean War – F-86 Sabre
The F-86 Sabre had several predecessors, all of them introduced in 1944, the last full year of World War Two. That year the Germans brought…
Foreigners who served in the Red Army in WWII
During World War II there were dozens of military formations consisting of foreign nationals fighting alongside the Red Army to turn back the Nazi invasion.…
Luftwaffe Eagle: A WWII German Airman’s Story – Review by Mark Barnes
This intriguing book is the autobiography of the Luftwaffe airman Erich Sommer who flew as a navigator on bombing missions and photo-reconnaissance flights before becoming…
American Tanks and AFVs of World War II
I keep occasional tabs on a number of Facebook pages dedicated to military vehicles and in particular the US built armor that have become icons…
6 Soviet Cold War Tanks
The Soviets emerged from the Second World War with one of the best tank designs in the world. This set them up for a long…
Reshuffling in the US Navy Ruffles Feathers
The United States Navy is heading for a major organizational change that could eliminate the ability of the U.S. Pacific Fleet to train, man, and…
8th Air Force in Britain – Keeping the Past Alive
I had the wonderful opportunity in May of this year to participate in the National WWII Museum’s Masters of the Air Tour of 8th Air…
34 Brilliant Images of the VERY Effective M10 Tank Destroyer
While establishing its famous Tank Destroyer doctrine in 1941, the United States Armed Forces needed a standardized armored fighting vehicle which would lead the way…