General Eisenhower Once Lost A Bet To Montgomery And Had To Pony Up A B-17
War is not normally a time for playing games and making bets, but that’s exactly what happened in 1943 between General Dwight D. Eisenhower and…
MoH Recipient Singlehandedly Destroyed A Tiger Tank And Captured 17 Germans
Van T. Barfoot was a true war hero, whose exploits saved many of his comrades’ lives and even those of the enemies he captured. He…
Security Of President’s ‘Nuclear Football’ To Be Reviewed
The security measures for the U.S. President’s nuclear football are under review by the Department of Defense’s Inspector General six months after the Capitol was…
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…
A Look Back At The Army’s Portable Reactors — Is It Time To Try Again?
In 1954 the U.S. Army initiated the Army Nuclear Power Program, which sought to research and design relatively small portable nuclear reactors that would provide…
Digby Tatham-Warter: The British Major Who Disabled a German Tank With an Umbrella
Allison “Digby” Tatham-Warter might be the most interesting member of the British Army to have fought during World War II. Known for his humor and…
Cold War Fun: A 1950s Science Kit That Contained Real Uranium
When the U.S. successfully harnessed the virtually limitless power of the atom with the Trinity atomic bomb test in 1945, it seemed that there wasn’t…
Yamato: Japan’s Prized Battleship Couldn’t Survive An Air Assault By the Americans At Okinawa
As the fighting in the Pacific Theater neared its end in 1945, the Japanese were desperately trying to turn the tides of the Second World…
Remains of US Soldier, 19, Lost In The Hürtgen Forest Have Been Identified
The remains of a U.S. Army Staff Sergeant who was killed during WWII have been officially identified. The remains have been identified by the Defense…
Britain’s New Normandy Memorial Pays Tribute To Fallen Troops
The Normandy invasion was the largest naval operation in history. Involving thousands of Allied soldiers, it was the beginning of the end for the German…
When The Air Force Needed A Supercomputer, They Built It Out Of PS3 Consoles
In late 2010, the U.S. Air Force built their own supercomputer that would drastically reduce the time needed for pattern recognition, image analysis, and artificial…
Celebrities You Might Not Have Known Served In the Military
When it comes to celebrities who have served in the military, there are usually two types: famous veterans and veterans who are famous. The former…