Chuck Yeager: Legendary Pilot with “The Right Stuff” and Breaker of the Sound Barrier Dies Aged 97
Chuck Yeager, the man who broke the sound barrier, has died at 97. This staggering achievement became part of popular culture through novel ‘The Right…
RIP ‘Wild Geese’ Star and Battle-Hardened Veteran Ian Yule
South African star and real life war hero Ian Yule has passed away. His exact age and cause of death aren’t known. Yule’s public profile…
Chuck Norris Brings the Festive Cheer to World of Tanks
Get ready to take on Chuck’s Challenge as part of Holiday Ops 2021 December 4, 2020 — 2020 might have been a bit of a strange…
“The White Sniper: Simo Häyhä” – Reviewed by Mark Barnes
Just about anyone with an interest in military history will have seen some imagery from Finland’s Winter War with the Soviet Union of 1939-40. It…
80 years on, the de Havilland Mosquito takes shape once again
25 November 2020: Today marks 80 years to the day since the de Havilland Mosquito, one the most influential aircraft to have ever flown, first took…
“Black Tulip” – Reviewed by Mark Barnes
Biographies of well-known fighter aces often take on a standard formula whereby the spine of the story is filled with tails of mortal combat, the…
A New Book Claims Bletchley Park’s Contribution to WWII is Vastly Overrated
John Ferris’s recently published book, Behind the Enigma: The Authorized History of GCHQ, Britain’s Secret Cyber-Intelligence Agency, reveals the inner workings of one of England’s…
William Dunham: The US Air Force Hero Who Spared His Enemy’s Life
Brig. Gen. William Dunham was a highly-decorated US Air Force hero. His achievements during World War II and beyond are well-documented. However, his most notable…
Spy gadgets made for WW2 secret agents up for auction – and they display British ingenuity
Spy gadgets disguised as everyday items aren’t just a work of fiction for 007 in James Bond films, they exist for real and come into…
“He was a giver” – Missouri Native Excelled at West Point, Wounded While Leading Troops in WWII
Barely 30 years of age, Missouri native Elliott Woodrow Amick had already endured a lifetime of harrowing experiences and amassed an impressive list of accomplishments…
“Earn My Rank” – Former Women’s Army Corps Member Achieves Rank of Lieutenant Colonel
Growing up the daughter of a rural preacher and an electric lineman, and in a combined family of seven children, Carol Jean Dameron Bailey realized…
Daft Lightning Weapons People Actually Thought Would Work
New weapons are being developed all the time. Humans have come up with plenty of ways to kill each other but some never made it…