14 Early British Tanks – After “Little Willie” the Names Got Better
As the inventors of the first tanks, the British produced many early influential fighting vehicles. Little Willie In 1915, the British government set up the…
How Radar was the Game Changer of WWII and It’s Only Gets Better
During World War II, in August 1940, Germany started taking the fight to the skies of Great Britain, the last nation in Europe that stood…
The Soviet Invasion of Poland, 1939
September 1939 is mostly remembered for the German invasion of Poland, the event that triggered the Second World War in Europe. But Germany wasn’t the…
Women Attracted to War Heroes According to UK Study
The University of Southampton in the United Kingdom has published a study showing that women are more attracted to war heroes than to other…
Only US Soldier Shot for Desertion in World War Two – Eddie Slovik
During the Second World War, the United States Army came under huge strain. Faced with the shock of fighting in the Pacific and North Africa,…
“Desert Fox” – Field Marshal Rommel in Photos
Field Marshal Erwin Rommel was a very popular General, not only to his German compatriots but also to millions of people around the world. He…
Mikoyan MiG-29 Fulcrum: The Versatile Air Superiority Fighter That Could Launch Ground Attacks
The Mikoyan MiG-29 Fulcrum is a Soviet air superiority fighter that’s earned the respect of many pilots throughout the world. It entered service in the…
Navy Seal Helps Mission Impossible Score Big in “Fallout”
Mission Impossible: Fallout has proven such a worldwide smash in just a few weeks that it belongs now in a rare category: a follow-up film…
10 Soviet Tanks of World War Two – The Good, the Bad, and the BEASTLY
The Soviet Union went through the same stages of tank production in the interwar years as the allies. An unclear understanding of what the modern…
Comrade Specialist Flipper? Dolphins and Sea Lions in the Military
The use of dogs and horses by the military is common knowledge but less well known is the fact that the military has trained both…
Army Awards Contract for Nonlethal Weapons in Afghanistan
The United States Army has awarded a $650,000 contract to PepperBall for nonlethal guns. The weapons are designed to shoot paintballs filled with pepper spray…
The Georgian 450 – Holding Off 12 Thousand Men at Antietam Under the Brash General Robert Toombs
Impossible Odds The ability of 450 resolute Georgians to stave off 12,500 Federals, preventing them from crossing Antietam Creek for several crucial hours, has to…