Tom Cruise Created Intense Flight Training Program for ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ Co-Stars
Top Gun: Maverick has only just been released in movie theaters, but that doesn’t mean reviews haven’t begun to role in. The sequel to the…
How the Baneberry Test Disaster Changed Underground Nuclear Testing
In the early morning of December 18, 1970, a nuclear bomb was lowered 900 feet underground at the US military’s Nevada Test Site. The bomb…
Seven Little-Known Facts Fans Need to Know About ‘Apocalypse Now’
When it was released in 1979, Apocalypse Now was unlike any war movie the public had ever seen, forever changing the genre. The film, written by…
US Navy, Air Force Trying to Recruit Public At ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ Screenings
Those old enough to remember the premiere of the original Top Gun film in 1986 likely recall seeing US Navy-run recruitment booths outside of theater…
Historic Deception and Camouflage Techniques Used By Militaries
Deception and military subterfuge have been used throughout history. The aim is to give armies the upper hand by tricking the enemy. The practice dates…
The M1 Helmet Both Protected and Posed a Risk to Soldiers on the Front
Helmets were first introduced to American soldiers in 1917, as a way of protecting servicemen from suffering head trauma while fighting in Europe. One of the…
Bastogne Was a Defining Moment for the 101st Airborne Division
The “Screaming Eagles” of the 101st Airborne Division proved their strength, stamina and heroism by pushing themselves to the absolute limit while undermanned and lacking…
Lt. Gen. Larry Jordan on His Military Career and the Service of African-Americans in WWI
The US military has a long and complicated history when it comes to the treatment of minorities within its ranks. While things have certainly improved,…
Did a Deep Sleep Cause Hitler to Lose the Second World War?
Adolf Hitler spent his whole adult life attempting to take control of Europe, and once he took power in the Rhine, he turned his sights…
Sparrow Force Commandos Fought Against Unprecedented Odds During the Battle of Timor
When Japan entered the Second World War, the island nation of Timor was a big target. A small group of Australian, Dutch and British soldiers…
The Titanic’s Sister Ship Took Out a German U-boat in World War I
When the RMS Olympic was launched in October 1910, she was the largest man-made moving object in the world. At 882 feet long, Olympic set…
Battle for Hill 3234: The True Story Behind the ‘9th Company’ Movie
On January 7, 1988, 39 men from 9th Company, 345th Independent Guards Airborne Regiment, Soviet Airborne Troops landed on the peak of Hill 3234, along…