Children Bought a Tank & a Woman Drove it in WWII
On February 25, 1943, the Soviet newspaper Omskaya Pravda published a letter from Ada Zaneghina, a six-year-old girl. Ada and her mother had had to leave…
How War Built An Empire: Conflicts Ensured Rome’s Future Growth
It’s a terrible reality that war can be useful for a country. It spurs economic growth and helps a nation expand its territory. The military…
Total Surprise! Outnumbered 10 to 1: German Paratroopers Took Down Belgian Fortress Eben-Emael
On the 10th of May 1940, German armed forces invaded Belgium. One of their most challenging targets was Eben-Emael, a modern fort on the Albert…
The Nazi Invasion of Norway – Hitler Tests the West
In 1940, Germany invaded neutral Norway. It was the first real test of the Allied military in Europe, one which would not go well for…
Fit Bits a New Military Security Nightmare
The modern mania for sharing information and uploading everything, especially personal fitness goals, to the web has turned into a nightmare for many otherwise security-conscious…
The Frustrating “Loss” in Vietnam: What are the reasons that the US lost the war?
More than forty years have passed since the end of the Vietnam War, easily the most controversial war the United States was ever involved in.…
What If We Had to do D-Day All Over Again: What Would it Look Like Today? – Video
In hindsight, peering through a modern lens, it’s easy to claim that the Allies were somehow destined to win World War II because their cause…
20 Specialist Armored Vehicles of World War Two
The Second World War saw massive numbers of armored vehicles deployed on all sides. While most were tanks, artillery, and transports, there were also lots…
Programs on the Influence of WWI on Hitler Highlight October Events at National WWI Museum and Memorial
Programs on the Influence of WWI on Hitler, the Catastrophic 1918-19 Influenza Outbreak and the Effect of WWI on American Jews Highlight October Events at…
Crazy British Major Defeats Tank Division with an Umbrella
There are legends surrounding every war, many of which are inventions of soldiers either terrified or bored depending on their circumstances. These inventions will often…
Made in USSR: Effective Soviet Small Arms During WWII
The Second World War significantly affected the development of Soviet small arms and showed that simple weapons can be more effective than complex weapons. Combat…
All Apache Helicopters Get Emergency Retrofit for US Army
The US Army has ordered emergency retrofits on AH-64E Apache helicopters in order to verify that the fasteners on their rotor blades are not defective.…