“I guess they didn’t know I was a marine:” PFC Edward Ahrens’ Last Stand
United States Marine Corps PFC Edward Ahrens holds a special place in the Corps’ long history of larger than life characters whose bravery and tenacity…
Crash Site of a Zeppelin Aircraft Found in Poland, a Century After it Happened
Over a century ago, the then young Western People’s Ukrainian Republic sent a Zeppelin Staaken aircraft on a secret mission. The plane was laden with…
Divers cleaning up the ocean net themselves an Enigma machine
Divers, working on behalf of the World Wildlife Fund, cleaning up the ocean of discarded fishing nets that pose an enormous danger to oceanic wildlife,…
Buried Deep: More War Treasures Found In Polish Woods
The woods between Poland and Germany are rife with treasures and evidence of the terrible, tragic events that took place there when the Second World…
Thieves Strike Russia’s Nuke-Proof ‘Doomsday Plane’ Flying Command Center
A top secret Russian aircraft dubbed the “Doomsday plane” has been plundered. The story could have come straight from the pages of spy fiction. The…
Blood, Metal, And Dust: How Victory Turned Into Defeat in Afghanistan and Iraq – Review
A friend of my son didn’t enjoy what we might call an optimal life and he was keen on a military career to create a…
Chuck Yeager: Legendary Pilot with “The Right Stuff” and Breaker of the Sound Barrier Dies Aged 97
Chuck Yeager, the man who broke the sound barrier, has died at 97. This staggering achievement became part of popular culture through novel ‘The Right…
RIP ‘Wild Geese’ Star and Battle-Hardened Veteran Ian Yule
South African star and real life war hero Ian Yule has passed away. His exact age and cause of death aren’t known. Yule’s public profile…
Chuck Norris Brings the Festive Cheer to World of Tanks
Get ready to take on Chuck’s Challenge as part of Holiday Ops 2021 December 4, 2020 — 2020 might have been a bit of a strange…
Concentration Camp Guard Who Hid in US for 75 Years Will Be Deported
Friedrich Karl Berger hid his past as a Nazi concentration camp guard for over 70 years. Now the United States is deporting him to Germany…
Pershing Gunner Clarence Smoyer, Was Awarded a Bronze Star, 74 years After Famous ‘Cologne Tank Duel’
Clarence Smoyer was the gunner in a Sherman tank during World War II. He and his band of brothers saw action through the European theatre…
Cancellation of XM25 counter-defilade Weapon Not the End of Army’s Search for New Weapon
Discussions of the future of armed combat including the XM25 have long been awash in fantastic predictions about the ways that it will be irrevocably…