Fidel Castro Kept the Frozen Body of An American Airman Following the Failed Bay of Pigs Invasion
During the botched Bay of Pigs Invasion in 1961, the United States sent members of the Alabama Air National Guard on a mission for the…
Incredible Images Show the Ruins of World War II’s First Battle
In a tiny peninsula outside of the Free City of Danzig, ruins can still be found from the first battle of World War II. On…
USS Wake (PR-3): The US Navy Gunboat Taken Captive By the Japanese During WWII
For being a relatively small river gunboat, the USS Wake (PR-3) had a surprisingly long history. Initially put into service in 1927, the vessel was…
Iron Dome: Israel’s Defense System That’s Up to 90 Percent Effective at Destroying Incoming Targets
Since 2011, Israel has operated one of the world’s most powerful and effective air defense systems. Designed to protect against rocket and artillery attacks, it’s…
A Comrade’s Betrayal Led to Richard Fitzgibbon Jr.’s Death In Vietnam
The official start of the Vietnam War varies. Some view 1887 as the start, when France colonized Vietnam and renamed it French Indochina, or 1946,…
Why Did Harry Truman Block An Attempt to Award Him the Medal of Honor?
The Medal of Honor is the United States’ highest and most prestigious military honor, and it’s typically awarded to recipients by the sitting president. When…
Comparing Historic Battlefields, Then and Now
Battles typically have a lasting physical impact on the places where they occur, leaving behind scars that hint at what happened. The following in a…
Operation Nordwind: The Last Large-Scale German Offensive On the Western Front
Operation Nordwind was the last large-scale German offensive on the Western Front of the Second World War. Despite this, it continues to live in the…
Little-Known Facts Even the Biggest Movie Fan Doesn’t Know About ‘Rambo’
The movies in the Rambo franchise are some of the most beloved action flicks of all time. However, there’s more to them than just mindless…
Fascinating Facts About ‘Platoon’ – Oliver Stone’s Best Movie
The 1986 Oliver Stone film, Platoon, has – along with Full Metal Jacket (1987) and Apocalypse Now (1979) – become the ultimate representation of Vietnam…
The Sausage War Between Finland and the USSR Was Among the Weirdest Battles of WWII
On November 30, 1939, hundreds of thousands of Soviet soldiers and thousands of tanks and aircraft flooded across the Finnish border, signalling the start of…
Ämari Pilots’ Cemetery: An Abandoned Graveyard That Uses Aircraft Parts As Gravestones
Ämari Pilots’ Cemetery, the final resting place of Soviet-Estonian fighter pilots killed in air accidents, is a strange sight to behold. The spooky part of…