When A Bloody Medieval War Was Fought Because Of A Bucket Full of Treasure
In 1325, two armies clashed near what is today the Italian town of Castello di Serravalle in the region of Emilia-Romagna. It was a huge…
What A Blast – Firing The Amazingly Powerful WW2 German PAK-40 Anti-Tank Gun
The 75 millimeter Pak 40 anti-tank gun was a German anti-tank gun developed during WWII from 1939-1941. PAK is the abbreviation for “Panzerabwehrkanone.” Initially, the…
Firing The Popular Thompson Submachine Gun – Full Auto (Watch)
Black and white gangster movies from the 1930s were, and still are, hugely popular. The weapon of choice in these movies is almost always the…
USS Firebolt – Live Ammo Drill – Firing The Monstrously Powerful Twin .50 Machine Guns (Watch)
Watch these US sailors at sea onboard the USS Firebolt, as they undertake live ammo drills. They’re firing extremely powerful .50 caliber machine guns; the…
The High-Tech, High-Speed F-22 Raptor – An Epic Modern American Fighter Plane
Raptor? Have the U.S. armed forces trained dinosaurs to fight? No, the Raptor is a fighter, and a raptor is also a bird of prey,…
WW2 Australian Warship Which Sank In Darwin Harbor Looks Destined To Remain There For Good
The rescue of a part of Australia’s military past from the bottom of Darwin Harbour may not be realized. A Second World War boat, HDML…
Soldier Shot For Desertion In World War One Is Remembered Ten Years After His Pardon
One hundred years after his execution for desertion a soldier from England has been remembered. Alfred Jefferies, a member of the Somerset Light Infantry, was…
“Deborah and the War of the Tanks 1917” – Review by Mark Barnes
When it comes to tanks this centenary year has been filled with highlights. Back in February, I got to see the original plans of the…
The Little Known Battles of Attu And Kiska: Retaking The Only US Soil Lost During WWII
In the cold, desolate Arctic near Alaska in 1942, Japanese troops quietly invaded and took over two of the Aleutian Islands, considered to be North…
Top 10 Long Range Sniper Kills In Military History
A sniper is a skilled marksman whose job is to shoot someone from afar without hitting anyone (or anything) else. But it’s not just about…
The ‘Holy Grail of Military Aviation’ – The B-17 Swamp Ghost – Found After 68 Years In the Jungle (Watch)
The Agaimbo swamp is located in one of the most remote regions of Papua New Guinea. It is infested by malaria–carrying mosquitoes and huge crocodiles.…
The Cost Of War: Drone Footage of Margraten American Cemetery
A Large number American soldiers who were killed in Europe during World War II were buried there, thousands of kilometers from home. The Netherlands American Cemetery…