Declassified: Cold War Technology Documents
One of the biggest challenges in intelligence gathering is simply getting close enough to the target to acquire any meaningful data. One of the means…
M6 Heavy Tank was Armed to the Teeth – Great Photos
The M6 heavy tank was designed and built by the United States during World War II. Prior to World War II, the U.S. had a…
The Sweater That Survived The Holocaust
For many people, the Holocaust evokes images of trains, masses of people often sick and starving, and gas chambers used for mass executions. For one…
Soviet Jew with Nazi Name Awarded Medal for Courage in WWII
The name of the leader of the Third Reich became a household name. It is associated with numerous crimes against humanity. However, few people know…
WWI Memorial Controversy: Court Refuses to Rehear Case
A forty-foot cross that has stood by a Maryland intersection since 1925 has been ordered to be removed or destroyed by the US Court of…
31 US Presidents Have Served In the Military
Well over 50 percent of the men who’ve served as president of the United States have also seen service in the military – in war,…
The Incredible Messerschmitt Me163: Years Ahead of Its Time
When it took to the skies in 1944, the Messerschmitt Me163 Komet looked like something out of a science fiction serial. One of the stranger…
M24 Chaffee “Panther Pup” in Photos
The M24 Chaffee Light Tank, officially known as Light Tank, M24, was named after the U.S. Army General Adna R. Chaffee, Jr., who helped introduce…
Coming Home! North Korea Returns War Remains to United States
On the 65th anniversary of the Armistice of the Korean war, North Korea has released a set of war remains to the United States. This…
Fast Battleships of WWII: South Dakota Class in Photos
During the late 1930s, as the world drew closer to the Second World War, the General Board of the United States Navy met to discuss…
Rommel Defeats the Free French: Battle of Bir Hakeim
In 1942, the army of the Free French lost the Battle of Bir Hakeim against Rommel in the North African desert. However, in war, sometimes…
Nazi Collaborator Deported to Germany
An elderly man who committed war crimes in occupied Poland during the Second World War, 95-year-old Jakiw Palij, has finally been ordered to be shipped…