Operation Pluto – The Oil/Gasoline Game of WWII
Seventy-four years ago this month, Operation Overlord was launched and the fighting in Normandy began. This operation was so important and so monumental that everyone…
Operation Torch: Allied Forces Strike Back Against the Axis
Although the vast majority of battles in World War II occurred in Europe, Africa also experienced several major military operations on its soil. During Hitler’s…
WWI Donut Girls – Serving Salvation on the Front Lines
The Donut Girls of WWI Though the donut is a staple in many different cultures’ cuisines, it is of particular importance to Americans. The history…
Gone, But Not Forgotten – A Comeback for the F-14 Tomcat?
The United States Navy retired the popular F-14 Tomcat fighter aircraft in 2006. TheTomcat was the product of a Navy initiative in the 1950s during…
Aviations Fans! Literally – Stay Cool with These
Flight-Fans is a scaled model of a real-world airplane turned into a desk fan for everyday life. If you’re like us, you still stop and…
24 images of the highly successful M18 Hellcat tank destroyer
Lieutenant Colonel Andrew Davis Bruce was looking for a suitable armored fighting vehicle to form the bulk of his Tank Destroyer Force. Once offered an…
Folly and Futility: The Iraq-Iran War 1980-1988
While news of wars throughout the global south often flies in and out of Western headlines with little fanfare or attention, the Iraqi invasion of…
This “Accident” May Have Changed the Course of WWII
It’s fascinating to look at how history can be changed from a single incident, or in this case, accident. That is what happened during the…
Custer vs J.E.B. Stuart – The Day Two Cavalry Legends Faced Off at Gettysburg
In the muggy heat of July, 1863, two armies met in the small town of Gettysburg, PA in a battle that would decide the fate…
Naval Battle of Elli: Greeks Defeat the Ottomans
Although few major military conflicts occurred in the decade preceding World War I, the Balkan Wars initiated the fall of the Ottoman Empire were a…
The Stirrup: Genghis Khan’s Deadliest Weapon
Though most of us have never given such an unremarkable, humdrum object a second thought, the humble stirrup, used by horse riders for much of…
Getting Along with Russians – 1944 American Army Guide
With World War II coming to an end in 1944, the United States War Department published a 57-page booklet entitled “A Pocket Guide to the…