With the Type 93 Torpedo, the Allies Didn’t Know What Hit Them… Literally
The Type 93 torpedo was developed by the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) during the interwar period and became the most advanced and superior torpedo of…
A Boeing B-29 Superfortress Carrying An Atomic Bomb Once Crashed In California
On August 5, 1950, a Boeing B-29 Superfortress, operated by the US Air Force and carrying a Mark 4 nuclear bomb, crashed northeast of San…
The Story Behind Radar’s Departure From ‘M*A*S*H’
M*A*S*H (1972-83) is one of the most beloved shows to ever air on television – and how could you not like it? The characters are…
Oliver Hazard Perry Shipyard Vying to Become New Home of the USS Halyburton (FFG-40)
If you travel across the United States, it’s likely you will come across the many decommissioned submarines and ships that have been given new life…
Behind-the-Scenes Facts About the Popular WWII Film, ‘The Longest Day’
If asked to name a film about the D-Day landings, The Longest Day is likely the first to come to mind. The 1962 feature, directed…
Ancient Roman Swords Unearthed In the Cotswolds – ‘A Remarkable Archaeological Find’
The central-southwest region of England is known for its rural landscape and quaint towns, but what many might not be aware of is that it…
Expedition Produces New Images of Shipwrecks from the Battle of Midway
The Battle of Midway in June 1942 was a turning point of the War in the Pacific. While the United States lost a handful of…
US Navy SEAL Solomon Atkinson Embodied the Spirit of Dedicated Military Service
There have been an innumerable amount of US Navy SEALs who’ve served since the 1960s, but few have earned themselves the reputation of Solomon Atkinson.…
Debris Field Found in Search for Missing US Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II
Update – September 19, 2023: The crash site of the Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning II that went missing over South Carolina on September 17, 2023…
Piece of Wood Discovered At Garage Sale Is Piece of Sunken USS Maine (1889)
The Washington Post is reporting that preservation efforts have begun on a piece of wooden spar discovered at a garage sale and later confirmed to…
The Tank Museum Republishing Trevor Pidgeon’s ‘The Tanks at Flers’
The Tank Museum has announced it’s collaborating with historian Stephen Pope to republish Trevor Pidgeon’s The Tanks at Flers: An Account of the First Use…
A Panicked Crewman Led to the Loss of 99 British Lives Aboard the HMS Thetis (N25)
The HMS Thetis (N25) was a Group 1 T-class submarine operated by the British Royal Navy. The vessel sank during dive trials in 1939, but…