USS Grayback (SS-208) Found After 75 Years; What Was Onboard Was Unexpected
Seventy-five years after she first disappeared off the coast of Okinawa, the wreck of the USS Grayback (SS-208) was discovered at the bottom of the…
The USS Texas (BB-35) Was Intentionally Flooded During D-Day
The USS Texas (BB-35) saw more combat action in her lifetime than most other US battleships, seeing service in both World War I and II,…
Judge Rules That Removal of Confederate Monument at Arlington National Cemetery Can Continue
Update – 12/20/2023: US District Court Judge Rossie Alston of the Eastern District of Virginia has ruled that the removal of the Confederate monument at…
Video Game Based on the Battles of the Isonzo Hits Gaming Platforms
War enthusiasts and video game fanatics will be excited to learn that the latest release in the WW1 Game Series has officially hit the market.…
Joe Foss: The MoH Recipient Who Took Out Japanese Aircraft Over Guadalcanal
Joe Foss lived for 87 years, and he packed more living into those 87 years than any other American in recent history. Not only was…
Mike Vining: The Incredible Career of the Delta Force Operator Behind the Famed Military Meme
Circulating around the internet is a meme featuring a soldier wearing glasses and his military uniform. He’s adorned with a number of different ribbons and…
Proposed D-Day ‘Theme Park’ Could Be Opening Near Where the Allies Landed at Normandy
Local residents and the family members of veterans are up in arms over a proposed D-Day attraction, named the Hommage aux Héros, that could be…
Queen Elizabeth II Snuck Out In Disguise to Join V-E Day Celebrations
Britain’s longest-ruling monarch, Queen Elizabeth II, passed away on September 8, 2022 at the age of 96. The news was shared by Buckingham Palace, which…
The Truth Behind Royce Williams’ Legendary Dogfight was Hidden for 50 Years
The years following the Second World War were tricky. While Russia had been an ally to the United States during the conflict, the two frequently…
Red Army Cook Ivan Pavlovich Sereda Took Out a German Tank With Just an Axe
Over the course of human history, unlikely heroes have emerged from surprising places, and the battlefields of World War II were no exception. Ivan Pavlovich…
Wilbert “Doug” Pearson Is the Only Pilot to Have Scored an Air-to-Space Kill
On September 13, 1985, the US Air Force made history. On this day, the first air-to-space missile was launched, successfully destroying an orbiting satellite. Powerful…
American Fighter Pilot Clarence ‘Bud’ Anderson Was a World War II Triple Ace
It was late in the Second World War – 1944, to be exact – when Clarence “Bud” Anderson shot down his first enemy aircraft near…