The SAS in Aden: A Messy and Unwinnable War
When the Special Air Service (SAS) were sent into the territory of Aden in 1964, Britain’s fighting elite found themselves caught up in a messy…
“I See No Ships” Facts You May Not Have Known About Horatio Nelson
At the Battle of Cape St. Vincent, his right elbow was shattered by a musket ball during the attack, with the arm being removed by…
ANZACS: The Australians & New Zealanders at Gallipoli, 1915
By the time the Australians left the Gallipoli theater, they had suffered 26,111 casualties, including 8,141 killed in action or dying of their wounds. Australia…
Did You Know? One of the Last Units Defending Führer’s Bunker Were Frenchmen?
Krukenberg gave his troopers two options: fight or return home to France. Some chose to fight. One of the last Knight’s Crosses of the Iron…
The Most Underwhelming War Movies EVER Made
The Green Berets almost immediately got zero stars from movie critics. It was knocked for using too many clichés. War is a very complex part…
The Fantastic Idea of Dazzle Camouflage
Thanks to dazzle camouflage, submariners often made mistakes because they could not correctly identify the aforementioned data about the ship. Throughout military history, camouflage has…
Monsters of the Sky: The WWI Zeppelin Raids On Britain
Surprisingly each zeppelin was able to travel at around 80-90 mph and carry about two tons of bombs. Today, airships are only really used either…
Charging Into a Hail of Bullets, H Jones Led From the Front: The Hero of the Falklands
As Jones’s men advanced across the treeless terrain, they met a bout of Argentine fury. On a particular headstone in Blue Beach War Cemetery there…
Book Review: SPY PILOT-By Francis Gary Powers Jr. and Keith Dunnavant
From the moment this book dropped through my letterbox, it had me thinking back several decades to a TV drama featuring Lee Majors in the…
D-DAY: The Battle for Carpiquet Airport
Early History The history of the airfield at the Normandy city of Caen goes back to 1937 when the French began construction west of the…
The Battle of Messines 1917: Australian & New Zealand Troops Together
On June 7, 1917, Australian and New Zealand Forces (ANZAC) combined to form an attack on a German defensive position near the Belgium town of…
At 225 Years Old The USS Constitution is America’s Oldest Warship Still Afloat
After bringing the British crew aboard as prisoners, the Americans concluded Guerriere was too far gone to salvage and burned her. “Old Ironsides,” the U.S.…