D-Day – 15 Stunning Photos & Footage of Allied Airborne Forces
6th June 1944, Operation Overlord, D-Day and Airborne Landings On this day, more than half a century ago, Operation Overlord began, marking the beginning of…
12 Ways the British Army Adapted to Fighting in the Americas
Fighting in the Americas was the great challenge facing the 18th-century British army. Whether confronted with French, Spanish, native or colonial troops, they had to…
Immense Color Picture Gallery From The Russian Aviadarts Warplane Airshow 2016
This summer Russian helicopters and military competed in the Aviadarts competition testing their flying skills and marksmanship, while stunning crowds watched the contest, which is held…
A 20th-Century Siege in 1809: The Second Siege of Zaragoza
Many consider bitter house to house fighting to be a 20th-century invention, and a 21st-century norm. But in 1809 one Spanish city, Zaragoza, resisted French…
Tank versus Tank At Russia’s International Army Games 2016 (Watch)
Welcome to the International Army Games 2016! Held in both Russia and Kazakhstan from July 30 to August 13, it isn’t new. The competition started…
VC: In WWI Horace Augustus Curtis Charged The Enemy Trenches, Capturing 6 Machine Guns and 100 Infantry
Horace Augustus Curtis wasn’t supposed to be a war hero. He was supposed to be a nobody who lived and died in relative poverty in…
While His Maniac Brother was Busy Killing Jews, Albert Göring Worked Tirelessly to Save Them
What would happen to your family should one of your siblings join a deadly political beast? If you were a member of the Göring family…
This Russian Refused To Launch Nuclear Missiles During The Cuban Missile Crisis – He Saved The World
The fact that you can read this is because of a man who said “no” due to an accident. In doing so, he literally saved the world.…
Revisiting the WW2 Battle For Arnhem: The Epic Movie Theirs is the Glory (Watch)
Theirs Is the Glory is a British war film, made in 1946, that covers the Battle of Arnhem and the involvement of the British 1st…
Half Blind Japanese Pilot Flies His Damaged Zero For 5 Hours, Then Refused Medical Attention Before Making His Report
During WWII, Sub-Lieutenant Saburō Sakai served as a naval aviator with the Imperial Japanese Navy. He claimed 64 victories, one of which was made after…
When Malaria Sided With Napoleon: The Doomed British Walcheren Expedition That Cost 4,000 Lives
The British expedition sent to Walcheren in the Netherlands in 1809 was one of the boldest moves of the Napoleonic wars. Unfortunately for the soldiers…
Forces of Nature – Dealing with Weather in the Trenches of WW1
One of the most important battlegrounds of WW1 was the battle in the trenches. It was gruesome, for many reasons. At times the soldiers would be…