The Battle of Los Angeles: The Enemy Attack That Never Happened
The United States entered WWII after the attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. The bombing put the entire nation on high alert, and…
Sailor Who Died At Pearl Harbor Identified 79 Years Later
The remains of U.S. Navy Electrician’s Mate 3rd Class Alphard Stanley Owsley have been identified 79 years after he perished during the Japanese attack on…
5 Facts About The Siege Of Tobruk That Show Hope Is Never Lost
As the only deepwater port in Eastern Libya, Tobruk was strategically important to all combatants involved in North Africa. Before British forces arrived in Tobruk,…
The Highs (and Lows) of the Czech Panzer 38(t)
Tanks are often thought of as a technology of the First World War, but the Czech Panzer 38(t) played a major role in some of…
US Veterans Excavate The Wreckage Of A B-24 Liberator In Sussex
A team has gathered in Sussex, England, to recover the bodies of two airmen who were lost in a violent crash in the British countryside…
Little-Known Facts About the Hit Korean War Series ‘M*A*S*H’
The popular television show M*A*S*H (1972-83) was the result of a collaboration between former military surgeon H. Richard Hornberger and writer W.C. Heinz, to create…
Statistician Abraham Wald’s Counterintuitive Insight Saved Lives
Abraham Wald was a Hungarian mathematician who made significant contributions to the field of statistical analysis in the first half of the 20th century. One…
The XF-108 Rapier: The Air Force’s Best Plane That Never Flew
In the 1950s, the Jet Age was in full swing, and manufacturers were looking to make the biggest advancements with this new technology. High-performance internal…
From DC-3 To RV — Air Force Vet Gives A Plane A New Life As An RV
Retired Air Force veteran Gino Lucci has converted a Douglas transport plane into a family RV with 300 square feet of interior space. Named the…
What Happened When The Soviets Left Afghanistan?
On December 24th, 1979, the Soviet Red Army charged into Afghanistan, marking the beginning of the Soviet–Afghan War. This war would draw many parallels with…
What Did WWII Combatants Think Of Each Other’s Aircraft?
WWII saw the global pace of aircraft development rapidly increase, starting with simple lightweight piston engine airframes and culminating in jet-powered aircraft. Today, the debates…
Mess Steward Poon Lim Survived 133 Days Lost At Sea
There are few individuals who hold a world record and even fewer who hold one for the longest time spent out at sea in a…