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Canadian Rangers Were the Last Western Military Unit to Equip the Lee-Enfield

The Canadian Armed Forces has a branch dedicated to the surveillance and protection of isolated areas of the north and along the coast. These specialized…

Felix Steiner: The SS General Who Turned Against the Führer

Waffen-SS troops firing artillery weapons + Military portrait of Felix Steiner

The Waffen-SS was a military division that aided Germany’s domination of Europe in the lead-up and during the Second World War. Initially consisting of soldiers…

Did You Know Wartime Rationing Actually Helped the British Public Get Healthy?

Crowd lining up outside of a fish monger

Rationing is often thought of as a type of “starvation diet,” but did you know that wartime rationing not only changed the dietary habits of…

The Curious Case of the US Camel Corps

Man standing with a camel in a grassy field

On May 10, 1855, Secretary of War Jefferson Davis wrote one of the most bizarre orders in US Army history. Addressed to Brevet Maj. Henry…

A Chicago Tribune Reporter Revealed the US Had Cracked Japan’s Naval Code – The Enemy Didn’t Notice

Guns being fired aboard the USS Yorktown (CV-5)

The Battle of Midway was an integral part of America’s fight in the Pacific Theater. The engagement resulted in extensive damage to the Imperial Japanese…

Project Habakkuk: The British Once Tried to Construct an Aircraft Carrier Out of Ice

AI rendering of an aircraft carrier made of ice

The Battle of the Atlantic was the longest-running campaign of World War II. The Kriegsmarine had seized control of the mid-Atlantic, using U-boats to sink…

Lewis and Clark Air Rifle: A Blast From the Past

Painting of the Lewis and Clark Expedition

When one thinks of guns and colonizing the West, violence is often the notion that comes to mind. However, the secret weapon of the Lewis…

Attagirls: Remembering the Women Who Flew Supermarine Spitfires Across Britain

Lettice Curtis, Jenny Broad, Wendy Sale Barker, Gabrielle Patterson and Pauline Gower standing in front of an Airspeed Oxford

A large portion of the combat that occurred during World War II happened in the air. As such, manufacturers developed new aircraft that could stand…

Bell P-39 Airacobra: World War II’s Most Controversial Low-Altitude Fighter

Two Bell P-39 Airacobras in flight

A substantial portion of combat during World War II occurred in the skies as countries developed their aerospace technology. That included the United States, which…

Two Families Once Escaped East Germany in a Hot Air Balloon

AI rendering of a hot air balloon floating over the Berlin Wall

What price would you pay for freedom, and what dangers would you put your family through for a chance at a better life? Peter Strelzyk…

The Surprising Origins Behind These 9 Military Superstitions

AI rendering of two US Army soldiers standing in uniform on a stormy day

The US military is made up of the country’s finest men and women. They’re willing to risk their lives for their countrymen and will take…

The ‘Wild’ History Behind America’s Counterintelligence Service

Bill Donovan inspecting Operational Group members + Portrait of Bill Donovan

William “Wild Bill” Donovan is widely known as the “father of American Intelligence.” His determination to create a centralized counterintelligence unit paved the way for…