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British Army Green-Lights £800m Contract For Challenger 3 MBTs

A challenger tank in the field.

An £800 million contract has been signed that will see the delivery of 148 new Challenger 3 main battle tanks (MBTs). These new vehicles are…

The Inhabitants Of This English Village Were Given 47 Days To Leave — Today It’s A Ghost Town

Wrecked tanks are seen close to the road that leads to the village of Imber on December 31, 2011 on Salisbury Plain, England.

The village of Imber in Wiltshire has long been abandoned by its inhabitants after they evacuated, leaving behind the eerie remains of a once-lived-in place.…

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…

Hershel Williams, 97, Helps With A Flamethrower Demonstration

Hershel 'Woody' Williams, 97, (left) assists flamethrower expert Charles Hobson in flamethrower demonstration.

Hershel Williams, the last surviving Marine to have earned the Medal of Honor during WW2, let loose with a flamethrower during an event in West…

Czech Aircrew Remains Found At WW2 RAF Crash Site

Three Wellington Mark ICsf No. 311 (Czechoslovak) Squadron RAF based at East Wretham, Norfolk, flying in stepped starboard echelon formation.

The remains of a Czech aircrew have been found within the wreckage of a Vickers Wellington bomber that crashed in the Netherlands during WWII. The…

Iraq Hero Alwyn Cashe To Be Honored At US Military Base

Sgt Alwyn Cashe

The U.S. Army’s 3rd Infantry Division will rename its ceremony area after Sgt. 1st Class Alwyn Cashe, an Iraq War hero who sacrificed his own…

Soldier MIA During The Korean War Returned Home

Ralph Boughman

The remains of Cpl. Ralph Boughman have been missing since 1950, when he was killed during the Battle of Chosin Reservoir in the Korean War.…

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…

Charlottesville City Council Votes To Remove Robert E. Lee Statue

A statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee is seen in Market Street Park on April 1, 2021 in Charlottesville, Virginia.

Action is being taken in Charlottesville, Virginia, to remove statues of former Confederate American Civil War generals Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson from the…

German Military Will Leave No Beer Behind When They Leave Afghanistan

Germany is following suit with the U.S. and NATO wind-down of large-scale military activity in Afghanistan, with just 1,100 troops left in the nation. This…