Little Bird Helicopter May Soon Be Out Of Service
The AH-6 and MH-6 Little Birds may be coming to the end of their 40-year career, according to some conversations within the U.S. Special Operations…
Statue Of Confederate General Robert E. Lee Removed From Charlottesville Park
The debate surrounding Civil War-era monuments in the United States has been gathering steam over the years. With movements like Black Lives Matter raising issues…
The Bantam Battalions: Little Men With A Big Impact
Discrimination was probably not a word you’d hear coming from a commander’s mouth in WWI. In 1914, many of the top brass in the British…
Lumber Jills: The Women Who Made Up Britain’s Timber Corps
Throughout the Second World War, women in Britain stepped up wherever they were needed. Many volunteered as air wardens or joined civilian organizations dedicated to…
Athenian Hoplites: An Overlooked Part of Greece’s Military Success in the Ancient World
Ancient warfare has been heavily analyzed by scholars, and it’s made waves in movies like 300 (2006). However, popular culture and scholarly studies tend to…
How World War II Spurred the Creation of the Flu Vaccine
It’s hard to imagine a time when vaccines didn’t exist. However, up until the Second World War, they were few and far between. It wasn’t…
Treasure Hunter Claims To Have Found Legendary Lost Gold Train
Treasure hunter Piotr Koper has announced he’s possibly uncovered the legendary Nazi gold train at the bottom of a lake. After more than a decade…
USS Midway Museum Takes Delivery Of Its Freshly Restored A-7 Corsair II
In early June, the USS Midway Museum took delivery of an A-7 Corsair II that has recently finished a thorough restoration. The aircraft, on loan…
The Battle of Los Angeles: The Enemy Attack That Never Happened
The United States entered WWII after the attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. The bombing put the entire nation on high alert, and…
Sailor Who Died At Pearl Harbor Identified 79 Years Later
The remains of U.S. Navy Electrician’s Mate 3rd Class Alphard Stanley Owsley have been identified 79 years after he perished during the Japanese attack on…
5 Facts About The Siege Of Tobruk That Show Hope Is Never Lost
As the only deepwater port in Eastern Libya, Tobruk was strategically important to all combatants involved in North Africa. Before British forces arrived in Tobruk,…
The Highs (and Lows) of the Czech Panzer 38(t)
Tanks are often thought of as a technology of the First World War, but the Czech Panzer 38(t) played a major role in some of…