U.S. WWII Tank Development Errors
As the Second World War approached, the United States of America was not well equipped for armored warfare. When the government started preparing for mass…
50 Years of French Tanks
Renault FT-17 Light Tank Designed in 1916 and first sent into action in 1917, the FT-17 was France’s second ever serving tank. A narrow armored…
Could German Aircraft Carriers Have Won the Battle of the Atlantic?
It might be easy to throw out a discernible “no” when asking such a historical “what if” given that we know the real outcome. What…
Holocaust Survivor Becomes Communist Prosecutor then British Citizen
In a sheltered, shady corner of Wolvercote Cemetery in the leafy, affluent suburb of rural Oxford are the graves of Helena Wolinska-Brus and her husband…
Great German Raider – Expedition of the Battleship Graf Spee
At the start of the Second World War, the German navy lacked the power to face Britain’s Royal Navy in a full-scale surface battle. Instead,…
Battle of the Minds – German Scientists Recruited to the Soviets after WWII
Early in 1945, it became apparent that WWII was drawing to a close and, in hindsight, both the USSR and the USA were already preparing…
Last Gasp of the Wehrmacht – Battle of Kursk
On July 5, 1943, the Battle of Kursk began, and became, disputably, the largest tank battle of World War II and the last major German…
Lightning: The Unusual Lockheed P-38 Fighter with 30 Photos
The P-38 Lightning was an unusual-looking aircraft. Unlike most fighter planes of the Second World War, it had two booms, each with an engine, so…
28 Photos of “Mae West” – US M2 Light Tank
The M2 light tank was the official American light tank of the late 1930s. At the time, the independent armored battalions and armed divisions all made…
More Than a Weekend Warrior – Guarding the Guard’s History
Ohio native Josh Mann, a Sergeant First Class in the state’s National Guard, comes by his passion for all things Army honestly. His father was…
Turning Up the Heat – 26 Photos of the Flammpanzer II/III Flame-Thrower Tanks
The need for a mechanical flamethrower to replace the less efficient man-portable flamethrowers was obvious amongst the World’s military forces. The flame tank was a…
Always in Action – The HMAS Australia II with Amazing Photos
His Majesty’s Australian Ship or HMAS Australia II was a warship in the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). She was one of two 10,000 ton, County…