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.…
A Most Terrifying Sight: The Royal Scots Greys and the Battle of Waterloo
Ponsonby was subsequently killed and his sword was taken, which was then used to kill three soldiers from his rescue party. The Royal Scots Greys…
The Flying Rhino: The Mach 1.8 F/A-18 Super Hornet
With a range of around 500 miles when fully loaded for a mission, the Super Hornet has an effective range that is just over 40%…
From Booze to Bombs: The Beer Carrying Spitfires of WWII
To prepare for a beer run, the fuel tanks attached to the pylons would be steam cleaned by ground crews. The tanks would then be…