Your Chance to Fly a Massive Martin Mars World War II Aircraft
A company on Vancouver Island is providing a rare opportunity to fly the world’s largest water bomber, the World War II-era Martin Mars. The Ultimate…
Battle of Nicopolis – The Failed Crusade Against The Ottomans
Twenty-five years after the slaughter at Chernomen in 1371, an epic battle took place. The army of the Ottoman Sultan Bayezid the Thunderbolt routed the…
The Philadelphia Experiment: The US Navy’s secret invisibility research program?
What kind of technologies do the governments and militaries of the world possess? What highly classified project have the public been blissfully unaware of? Anti-gravity?…
This Man Refused To Salute Hitler, And Here Is Why
His gesture remains engraved in the minds of people around the world, yet August Landmesser’s name is not widely known. He is the man in the iconic…
Saddam’s Secret Super Gun – Project Babylon
Project Babylon was an Iraqi code name for the construction of a supergun, commissioned by Sadam Hussein in 1988. The engineer in charge of the…
94-year-old Man Sentenced for Involvement in Auschwitz
Reinhold Hanning, a former guard at Auschwitz, was sentenced to jail for being an accessory to the murder of at least 170,000 people in the…
World War II Veteran Dies Shortly After Receiving Légion d’Honneur
Eric Barley, a 92-year-old veteran of World War II, was awarded the Légion d’Honneur, France’s highest honor for bravery, in February this year. Three months…
World War II Spy Receives Posthumous Award
Stephanie Czech Rader was known as the wife of a famous military aviator. Now she is being recognized as a spy who reported on Soviet…
Not a Battle But a Slaughter Secured The Ottoman Expansion On the Balkan Peninsula
It was in the beginning of a cold Autumn. The year was 1371. Near the village of Chernomen, two despots led their army against the…
Vietnam War Pilot to Receive Medal of Honor for Saving 44 Soldiers
The old adage of “never leaving a man behind” is often repeated in military circles and spoken with sincere emotion. However, the reality of warfare…
How Artillery Evolved in the 100 Years War
The Hundred Years War (1337-1453) saw the first appearances of gunpowder artillery in English and French warfare. These fearsome weapons, which had been largely unused…
Special Forces Fighting in Iraq – With The Aid of Vintage Vietnam War Plane
War is not a game – nor is it usually fought by retirees, especially those who have been in retirement for more than 30 years.…