Built To Last: Five Decades for the Iowa Class Battleship
The United States has always demonstrated its fierce independence by going in directions that other nations might find unusual or even downright odd. But if…
Allies Knew About Battle of the Bulge – Why they Ignored Intelligence
On the 16th of December 1944, German tanks roared out of the Ardennes forest and smashed into Allied lines. Germany’s last great offensive of the…
River Snakes – Civil War Gunboats in Action
The Western Theater of the American Civil War brought its own challenges to defeating the southern Rebels. Fewer railroads and a sparser population spread left…
Pushing the Rebs to the Brink – The 9th New York Zouaves at Antietam
During the afternoon of the Battle of Antietam, Federal forces mounted a final assault. First they formed into a massive, mile-wide battle line on the…
Warface Open Beta Testing on Xbox
Friends! We have great news: open beta testing is coming soon to Xbox! Participation is open to everyone. Open Beta Testing on Xbox September 13–17!…
World War II Fighting Continued Months After Peace Agreement
It’s easy to imagine that once World War II officially ended, the defeated Germans forces were so anxious to get home that they dropped their…
The Ship Hunting Harpoon Missile
The name Harpoon evokes whale hunting when one thinks about it, and for good reason, because this missile was originally designed in 1965 to hunt…
All-female War Drama – “Square Rounds” from Tony Harrison
Proud Haddock, in association with the Finborough Theatre, present Tony Harrison’s all-female war drama “Square Rounds” Finborough Theatre, 118 Finborough Road, London SW10 9ED 4th…
WWII Naval Disaster – 10,000 Lost Souls on the Wilhelm Gustloff
We probably know how disastrous the story of Titanic was. Even before the movie was released in 1998, we already knew how 1,500 people lost…
Youngest Combat Casualty in the Civil War Fell at Antietam
In April of 1861, Charlie King was giddy with war fever. During those heady days immediately after the first shots were fired at Fort Sumter,…
Fighting Vehicles of the Cold War
The Cold War saw a lot of advancement and diversification in the design of fighting vehicles. Though not directly fighting each other, the world’s great…
Top 5 US Military Spy Planes – Eyes in the Sky
Since the use of weather/observation balloons in World War I, military forces have attempted to get a better understanding of their opposing forces. And as…