The First North Korean Pilot To Defect – Taking His MiG-15 With Him
It was September 1953, the war in Korea had ended almost two months previously, the ceasefire had been signed and adhered to by both sides.…
The Surrender of the Last Two German U-boats in WW2
Throughout the Second World War, U-boats played a critical role in Germany’s warfare strategy. This was especially so during the Battle of the Atlantic, which lasted…
Hollywood’s Version of the Second Battle of the Philippine Sea (Watch)
By 1944, the Japanese knew they were losing. With so many of their experienced fighter pilots dead and too many inexperienced ones taking their place,…
The One Man Demolition Squad Who Destroyed Six Enemy Positions Single-Handed
Thomas Currie “Diver” Derrick wasn’t among the first to join the Australian military when WWII broke out in 1939. When he finally did join the…
The Employees of the Danzig Post Office Fought the Germans For 15 Hours During the Invasion of Poland Before They Were Captured
In 1939, it was obvious that Nazi Germany was on the war path. Austria had been annexed just a year earlier, and so also was the…
U-571: A Movie Which Was Fiction Almost To The Point Of Insult
For fans of 20th-century war-action maritime films, the 2000 picture U-571 should be a good time. Make some popcorn, go ahead. It even won an…
Battle of the 300 Champions – When Sparta And Argos’ Best Hoplites Fight to the Death, Last Man Standing Wins
The Greeks sure seem to like the number 300. The 300 Spartans (and their 7,000 allies) at Thermopylae, the 300 Theban Sacred Band, and the…
Stunning Drone Footage Of Hitler’s Atlantic Wall Towers On Guernsey
The Channel Islands were amongst the most heavily fortified parts of the Atlantic Wall. On 20 October 1941, Hitler signed a directive which was to…
The Massive Floating Dry Docks of the US Pacific Fleet That Could Carry & Repair Battleships and Aircraft Carriers
The United States Navy, during World War 2, decided to create a temporary forward base utilizing service stations; these stations meant the United States Navy…
The WW2 Junkers Ju-87 Stuka – Fast Facts, Cool Pics, Vintage Video!
The Stuka got its nickname from the German word Sturzkampfflugzeug or dive-bomber, the official designation was Junkers Ju-87. The first plane prototype Stuka flew in…
The Autobahn Airfields of The Cold War: Landing A10 Warthogs, Hercules’ and Fighters On A Highway!
In 1984, the NATO held an exercise on the German Highway, known as the Autobahn, to test one of the contingency plans in case the regular…
The Weird Multi-Tool Weapon That Soviet Cosmonauts Took Into Orbit
If someone told you that Soviet cosmonauts were going to space armed with something that looks like a sawn-off three-barreled shotgun, would you consider it…