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Operation Argus: The US Military’s Attempt to Block Soviet Attacks With Artificial Radiation Belts

Clare Fitzgerald
X-17a ballistic missile on the deck of the USS Norton Sound (AV/AVM-11)

In 1958, the US Navy participated in Operation Argus, a Cold War-era project designed to test a theory that involved both nuclear weapons and the…

USS Tang (SS-306): The Decorated US Submarine That Was Sunk By Her Own Torpedo

USS Tang (SS-306) leaving port

The USS Tang (SS-306) was one of the most effective submarines to serve in the Pacific Theater during the Second World War. Over the course…

Germany Once Planned to Assassinate Winston Churchill… With Exploding Chocolate

Winston Churchill standing outside + Slabs of dark chocolate + Explosion

Throughout the Second World War, prominent politicians were the subject of assassination plots. While often unsuccessful, they were a way for everyday civilians, Resistance fighters,…

James Cameron to Bring Film Adaptation of ‘Ghosts of Hiroshima’ to the Big Screen

James Cameron standing on a red carpet

Academy Award-winning director James Cameron has obtained the film rights for Charles Pellegrino’s forthcoming book, Ghosts of Hiroshima. The nonfiction release, which draws upon accounts…

Australian Military Commanders Stripped of Medals Over Alleged War Crimes

Soldiers walking near a building, while a family stands nearby

Several retired and active-duty Australian military commanders have been stripped of medals over alleged war crimes committed during the War in Afghanistan. Defence Minister Richard…

MoH Recipient Richard M. McCool, Jr. Ignored His Own Injuries to Rally His Men After a Kamikaze Attack

Two Landing Craft Support ships coming up behind the damaged USS William D. Porter (DD-579) + Military portrait of Richard M. McCool, Jr.

Throughout the Second World War, there were countless examples of bravery and heroism that went well beyond the call of duty. Among those to exemplify…

American Politicians Pushing to Award Bataan, Attu Veterans the Congressional Gold Medal

American and Filipino prisoners of war (POWs) being led through a village

Two American politicians, Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-NM) and Rep. Teresa Leger Fernández (D-NM 3rd District), have introduced a renewed push to award veterans of the…

World War II-Era Shipwrecks Re-Emerge From the Depths of Danube River

Shipwreck half-submerged in the Danube

World War II-era vessels once operated by the Kriegsmarine have “risen” from the depths of the Danube, in Serbia. The wrecks, which belonged to Germany’s…

‘Area 52’ Veterans Call Out US Government for Refusing to Acknowledge Health Issues Caused By Radiation Exposure

Aerial view of the 4477th Test & Evaluation Squadron area at Tonopah Test Range (TTR)

The United States is home to one of the most controversial military bases in the world – and it’s probable you’ve never heard of it.…

24 Rare Photos That Give Us Another View of World War I

French soldiers manning a machine gun

World War I was an international conflict that saw millions of troops come face-to-face across Europe and other regions. We’ve all seen images that were…

The True Story Behind the Cold War’s Most Iconic Photograph

Conrad Schumann jumping over the barbed wire fence between East and West Berlin

When asked about the most iconic photograph of the Cold War, odds are the one that comes to mind is of an East German officer…

North American Release Date Revealed for Pierce Brosnan WWII Movie ‘The Last Rifleman’

Pierce Brosnan standing on a red carpet

Nearly a year after it premiered on the British streaming service Sky Cinema, The Last Rifleman (2023) will finally debut in North America. The World…