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The USS Texas (BB-35) Was Intentionally Flooded During D-Day

USS Texas (BB-35) at sea

The USS Texas (BB-35) saw more combat action in her lifetime than most other US battleships, seeing service in both World War I and II,…

Video Game Based on the Battles of the Isonzo Hits Gaming Platforms

Title screen for 'Isonzo'

War enthusiasts and video game fanatics will be excited to learn that the latest release in the WW1 Game Series has officially hit the market.…

Joe Foss: The MoH Recipient Who Took Out Japanese Aircraft Over Guadalcanal

Todd Neikirk
Joe Foss standing in front of an aircraft

Joe Foss lived for 87 years, and he packed more living into those 87 years than any other American in recent history. Not only was…

Mike Vining: The Incredible Career of the Delta Force Operator Behind the Famed Military Meme

Three Sikorsky RH-53 Sea Stallions parked on the deck of an aircraft carrier + Mike Vining sitting with his arms resting on his knees

Circulating around the internet is a meme featuring a soldier wearing glasses and his military uniform. He’s adorned with a number of different ribbons and…

Proposed D-Day ‘Theme Park’ Could Be Opening Near Where the Allies Landed at Normandy

American troops wading through water toward Utah Beach

Local residents and the family members of veterans are up in arms over a proposed D-Day attraction, named the Hommage aux Héros, that could be…

Queen Elizabeth II Snuck Out In Disguise to Join V-E Day Celebrations

Queen Elizabeth II standing before a group of people

Britain’s longest-ruling monarch, Queen Elizabeth II, passed away on September 8, 2022 at the age of 96. The news was shared by Buckingham Palace, which…

The Truth Behind Royce Williams’ Legendary Dogfight was Hidden for 50 Years

Todd Neikirk
Grumman F9F Panther in flight + Royce Williams wearing a baseball cap

The years following the Second World War were tricky. While Russia had been an ally to the United States during the conflict, the two frequently…

Red Army Cook Ivan Pavlovich Sereda Took Out a German Tank With Just an Axe

German soldiers riding on a Panzerkampfwagen 38(t) + Axe + Pot filled with vegetable soup

Over the course of human history, unlikely heroes have emerged from surprising places, and the battlefields of World War II were no exception. Ivan Pavlovich…

Wilbert “Doug” Pearson Is the Only Pilot to Have Scored an Air-to-Space Kill

Military Portrait of Wilbert Pearson + ASM-135 ASAT being launched from the McDonnell Douglas F-15A "Celestial Eagle"

On September 13, 1985, the US Air Force made history. On this day, the first air-to-space missile was launched, successfully destroying an orbiting satellite. Powerful…

American Fighter Pilot Clarence ‘Bud’ Anderson Was a World War II Triple Ace

Military portrait of Clarence "Bud" Anderson + Clarence "Bud" Anderson standing with his arms crossed in front of him

It was late in the Second World War – 1944, to be exact – when Clarence “Bud” Anderson shot down his first enemy aircraft near…

Poland Demanding $1.3 Trillion in World War II Reparations from Germany

German soldiers running down a dirt road

Poland’s right-wing Law and Justice (PiS) party has released a report, which puts the country’s monetary losses during World War II at $1.32 trillion (6.2…

Snipers: The Four Greatest Marksmen In Military History

Chris Kyle staring at someone + Simo Häyhä smiling + Chris Hathcock smiling + Vasily Zaytsev holding his sniper rifle

Becoming one of the greatest snipers in history isn’t an easy feat to accomplish. The following four snipers, however, proved themselves worthy of the title…