Project Underworld: The US Navy’s Unexpected Mafia Alliance
Project Underworld was the US Navy’s codename for its joint mission with New York’s crime families. Active from 1942-45, it aimed to obtain information regarding…
During The World Wars Men were Drafted Specifically to Bury the Dead
During a time of war, it is all too easy to ponder the complexities of the logistics involved with manufacturing, transporting, and supplying hundreds of…
The USS Enterprise’s ‘Bad Luck’ Saved It From Pearl Harbor And Turned It Into A ‘Ghost’
On December 7 1941 Japan carried out a vicious attack on the United States’ major naval base at Pearl Harbor. The attack was a preemptive…
French City Commemorates 100 Years of Honoring American Unknown Soldier
Over the weekend, hundreds of French and American military personnel and civilians marked the 100th anniversary of the selection of the American Unknown soldier from…
The Movie ‘The Day After’ Put Ronald Reagan In Damage Control Over Nuclear Weapons
The 1983 television movie The Day After depicts a dark scenario where tensions between the US and the Soviet Union escalate to the point of…
Remains of Soldier Killed in Germany Returned to Illinois
The remains of Sergeant Francis Wiemerslage have been returned to his family in River Grove, Illinois. The funeral service occurred two years after the soldier’s…
The Mysterious Disappearance and Discovery of the Lady Be Good
On 4 April 1943, an American B-24D Liberator named Lady Be Good mysteriously disappeared while returning from a bombing run over Naples. The aircraft seemingly…
The 8 Greatest Comebacks in Military History
A military comeback is an opportunity rarely given to commanders. The chance to switch the tide of battle to one’s favor is incredibly rare, and…
Here’s how the Most Successful Submarine in US Navy History Accidentally Sunk Itself
The USS Tang is the US’ most successful submarine, sinking over 100,000 tons of enemy shipping over five combat patrols during WWII. Her experienced and…
How MoH Recipient Joshua ‘Bloody’ Chamberlain Earned His Nickname And Became A War Hero
Joshua Chamberlain served in the American Civil War, starting out as a lieutenant colonel and eventually rising to the rank of brigadier general in the…
The Bat Bomb Proves The US Military Will Try Anything Once
Of all the weird experimental weapons conceived and tested during WWII, bat bombs were one of the strangest. The project attempted to attach small bombs…
Ajax AFV Problems Continue – Firm Responsible Makes £75m profit
The Ajax tank program began a decade ago and has cost the UK billions, but it has yet to produce a combat-ready vehicle. The program…