The First Battle Of the Marne, 1914 – A Tipping Point At The Start Of The First World War
The First Battle of the Marne was a tipping point in the early stages of the First World War. It was on the banks of…
Nine Extraordinary Moments From The German Invasion Of France And Belgium, 1914
Germany’s westward advance in 1914 contained some of the most dramatic and unexpected moments of the First World War. The following events occurred before the…
The Reliable, Multi-Purpose F-4 Phantom Workhorse Has Been Retired
The venerable F-4 Phantom, the workhorse for the U.S. military for over 50 years, could be described as one those aircraft that was a jack…
Return of the Combat Dealers – Finding, Restoring, And Selling Military Relics – Including Tanks
Military artifacts dealer, Bruce Crompton will take on his biggest challenges yet when he returns for a new series of Combat Dealers. Bruce will travel…
Scientific Discoveries From Recent Studies Of The Interior Of The USS Arizona
Clearly, the deputy chief and photographer of the National Park Service’s Submerged Resources Center (SRC) has been touched by the latest images from the sunken…
Tanker’s Account Of The Battle Of The Bulge In The Second World War
In mid-December 1944, the 37th Tank Battalion, 4th Armored Division, led by Lt. Col. Creighton W. Abrams, was linked to the 87th Infantry Division and…
Highest-Ranking American Survivor Of D-Day Has Died
General Seth McKee, the highest ranking survivor of the D-Day invasion in the Second World War, died at age 100 in Scottsdale, AZ, in December.…
“VICKERS/BAC VC10: Owners’ Workshop Manual” – Review by Mark Barnes
If ever you find yourself at Duxford you will not be able to avoid seeing a Vickers VC10 airliner in classic BOAC livery. The old…
The Awesome P-47 Thunderbolt In Action Over Europe In WW2 – Watch In Full Color
‘This is how we changed the face of Italy, from the air…’ So declares the narrator, famed actor and United States Air Force hero James…
Eight Of The Worst Leaders In Military History
There are few figures more inspiring than a great commander and few disasters worse than putting the wrong man in charge. Publius Quintilius Varus A…
This Japanese Soldier Survived In The Jungle For Decades After WW2 (Watch)
Lieutenant Hiroo Onoda was deployed to Lubang Island in the Philippines in December 1944. He was 22 years old. His orders as an intelligence officer…
The Battle of Le Cateau, 1914 – A Victory For Germany At The Start Of The First World War
The early days of the First World War were very different from the long years that followed. As German troops advanced into Belgium and France,…