Firing The Powerful German Pak 40 Anti Tank Gun (Watch)
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…
Why Did the French Army Collapse So Quickly? – Omnibooks Magazine, 1942
This article from Omnibooks Magazine, published in 1942, looks back on the fall of France Q. Why did France fall? A. Because the French people…
The Day the U.S. Nearly Nuked North Korea Over a Captured Spy Ship
In Pyongyang, the North Korean Government keeps a trophy from 1968. Moored on the Botong River, alongside the Pyongyang Victorious War Museum sits the USS…
Watch The Amazement As These Veterans Open Up A Modern Day First Aid Kit
Military veterans from Desert Storm, Vietnam, Korea and World War II were given the opportunity to look at a first aid kit the military is…
Brightlingsea Searching for Information on Anzacs Stationed There in WWI
Australian soldiers stationed in Britain during World War I caught the interest of quite a few English girls. Residents Brightlingsea are looking for the descendants…
A Recollection of Doolittle Raid’s Impact on World War II
On April 18th, the Doolittle Raiders were honored during a ceremony that commemorated the 74th anniversary of their Tokyo raid during World War II. The…
Slightly Below The Glide Path – Review by Mark Barnes
I was browsing through a number of military themed pages I follow on Facebook when I came across reference to these books. I asked one…
The End of an Era – The Sack of Rome
Rome, the city that had ruled the world, was in chaos. To the north-west, a great pillar of dirty smoke rose skywards from the Gardens…
Inside the Chieftain’s Hatch: Comet Part 1- By World of Tanks
The Comet I (A34) was a British cruiser tank that first saw use near the end of the Second World War. It was designed to…
Korean War: The US Pilot Who Chased a MiG to China To Shoot It Down
James Robinson “Robbie ” Risner was an American military pilot, a double recipient of the Air Force Cross and a hero of the Korean and…
Even Germans Recommended Him For VC: Irish Guard Grabbed The Machine Gun From Disabled Tank, Held Jerries At Bay For 20 Minutes
A nation can desire for a war to be over all they want, but the inevitable fact of war is that the enemy always gets…
Soviet Cosmonauts Went Armed Into Orbit – You Will Be Surprised Why!
If someone told you that Soviet cosmonauts were going to space armed with something that looks like a sawed-off three-barrel shotgun, would you consider it…