Ralph Parr: The Double-Flying-Ace So Aggressive The Soviets Sued Him
Ralph Parr was a unique man in many ways and is credited with several “firsts” in aerial combat, but his tenth and final aerial kill…
The Ship That Disguised Itself as an Island to Evade the Japanese in WWII
The main threat of being spotted was from the air. To effectively camouflage themselves they needed to cover the entire surface area of the ship…
Project MKUltra: The CIA’s Unethical Cold War-Era Human Experimentation Program
The CIA has been subject to much scrutiny since its establishment in 1947 and this only increased following the conclusion of the Cold War, when…
Flame Fougasse The Highly Effective Anti-Tank & Anti-Everything Device
During the early stages of the Second World War, it began to look more and more likely that the Germans would stage a full-on invasion…
Everyday Slang That Originated In the Trenches of World War I
The English language is constantly evolving, with new words being added all the time. This isn’t a new phenomenon, with terms and expressions from across…
The mysterious disappearance of a USAF C-54
One of the largest ever instances of the disappearance of US military personnel happened not during wartime but in 1950 when a US Air Force…
Propaganda Of The American Civil War – Started Years Before The Outbreak
While it is commonly thought that the First World War was the first war in which war propaganda was widespread, propaganda goes back earlier than…
Weald Foundation Bringing WWI Tanks to Militracks 2019
Weald Foundation are pleased to announce they will be presenting their WWI Collection of French Renault tanks at Militracks 2019 in Netherland. The event takes place…
The Wall Street Putsch: Did Fascist Bankers try to Overthrow Franklin Roosevelt?
Butler, a Marine Corps veteran and two-time Medal of Honor recipient, was the most decorated veteran in United States history, and had no obvious reason…
The Successful Unionist Rebellion in the Heart of Dixie
It is difficult to pin many killings directly to Knight and his men, but numerous tax collectors, conscription officers, and Confederate government supporters were killed…
Repairs at Sea: Floating Dry-Docks of World War II
With few other ports offering facilities able to cope with such massive vessels, the American Navy got creative in its solutions. When the United States…
Morris “Moe” Berg: The WWII Spy with a .243 Career Batting Average
After the bombing of Pearl Harbor,Berg was interested in using his language skills to help the war effort. He had, after all, studied Latin, Greek,…