The Battle of Los Angeles: The Enemy Attack That Never Happened
The United States entered WWII after the attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. The bombing put the entire nation on high alert, and…
5 Facts About The Siege Of Tobruk That Show Hope Is Never Lost
As the only deepwater port in Eastern Libya, Tobruk was strategically important to all combatants involved in North Africa. Before British forces arrived in Tobruk,…
US Veterans Excavate The Wreckage Of A B-24 Liberator In Sussex
A team has gathered in Sussex, England, to recover the bodies of two airmen who were lost in a violent crash in the British countryside…
An Incredibly Rare 1940-Era Plane Is Up For Sale
The Boeing B-17 series of planes are considered some of the best military aircraft developed during WWII. It was nicknamed the “Flying Fortress” by a…
Statistician Abraham Wald’s Counterintuitive Insight Saved Lives
Abraham Wald was a Hungarian mathematician who made significant contributions to the field of statistical analysis in the first half of the 20th century. One…
Famed Codebreaker Alan Turing’s Copper Folly Home Up For Sale
Whether you’re a history buff looking to live in the home of a famous historical figure or a family looking to escape the big city,…
The XF-108 Rapier: The Air Force’s Best Plane That Never Flew
In the 1950s, the Jet Age was in full swing, and manufacturers were looking to make the biggest advancements with this new technology. High-performance internal…
The F-22 Raptor’s Replacement Will Have Air-To-Ground Capabilities
According to information from Air Force Chief of Staff General CQ Brown, the successor to the mighty Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor will have limited air-to-ground…
From DC-3 To RV — Air Force Vet Gives A Plane A New Life As An RV
Retired Air Force veteran Gino Lucci has converted a Douglas transport plane into a family RV with 300 square feet of interior space. Named the…
Servicemembers May Soon Give Up Coffee For A Shock To The Brain
Coffee: it helps the world go round. From gamers to truck drivers to mechanics to surgeons, this caffeine-rich drink gives us humans the quick boost…
The First Two B-21 Bombers Are Nearing Completion – But the Air Force Wants More
Two of the U.S. Air Force’s latest heavy bombers are mostly complete, but Congress wants to hurry the program along. The aircraft is the B-21…
What Happened When The Soviets Left Afghanistan?
On December 24th, 1979, the Soviet Red Army charged into Afghanistan, marking the beginning of the Soviet–Afghan War. This war would draw many parallels with…