The Best Fighter Aircraft in the Vietnam War
Even though the Vietnam War, which raged from November 1955 to April 1975, is often looked upon mainly as a helicopter and bomber war due…
Basilone Memorial Foundation presents Manila Madness 5K Race for Charity
Manila Madness 5K to support Basilone Memorial Foundation John Basilone is a well-known and beloved American figure. His niece, Kim Van Note, is the current…
A Flying Tiger – The Curtis P-40 Warhawk in Photos
The P-40 was among the most abundant American fighter aircraft of the Second World War, owing to its low production cost. It was only superseded…
SILENT LANDSCAPE AT GALLIPOLI – Book Review
I’ve made the majority of my visits to European battlefields in either the fall or winter when the weather is often not the best. Rain…
Hero of the Warsaw Uprising Dies at 101 – Ścibor Rylski: Codename – Butterfly
General Zbigniew Ścibor Rylski, codenamed Butterfly, has passed away at the age of 101. Ścibor-Rylski’s early life was defined by two World Wars, while his…
The German Panzer III – An Early War Favorite
For the first two and half years of World War II and before the advent of the Panzer IV, the Panzer III medium tank, officially…
Comrade Dora – Brutal Executioner of the Bolshevik CHEKA in Odessa
The 1917-1923 civil war in Russia was an armed struggle for power between representatives of various classes, generally defined as the “Whites” who opposed the Soviet state,…
F-35 Lightning II Targeted in Online Hack Operation
Britain Foils Plot to Learn Its Secrets Through Tinder It may sound like something out of a James Bond spy thriller, but recent details of…
Messerschmitt Me262 – First Operational Jet Fighter -16 Facts and Great Photos
Arriving late in the Second World War, the Messerschmitt Me262 was the world’s first operational jet fighter, a terrifying new weapon in the skies above…
Worst General in American History
Our history would always talk about the greatest achievements of noble countrymen who serve and fight for the good of their respective countries. Many written…
The Unstoppable Leader Who Took Out Two Machine Gun Nests, a Sniper and an 88 mm Gun
It’s a common theme among Medal of Honor recipients that they have no idea they’re earning one in the middle of their gallant actions. When…
Semper Fi – US Marine Corps in World War II – Book Review
Here we go again with another excellent book in the Images of War series from Pen & Sword. This time round the prolific Michael Green…