M50 Ontos: The lightweight tank destroyer that was hated by the US Army but loved by the Marines in Vietnam
In the early 1950s, the United States military began exploring the idea of a lightweight tank destroyer that could be delivered by air to the…
Over 30 years after it was set up, a secret WWII German weather station was discovered in North America
Victory in World War II depended on far more than raw military strength; intelligence frequently played a decisive role in shaping the outcome of battles.…
Costing $8.5 million each, the South Korean K2 Black Panther is one of the most expensive tanks in the world
Situated just south of the Korean Demilitarized Zone, South Korea remains on constant alert because of the ongoing threat posed by North Korea. Continued tensions…
The US Navy sold the USS Kitty Hawk (CV-63) to scrap dealers for one cent, even though veterans offered five million dollars
In May 2022, USS Kitty Hawk (CV-63) arrived in Brownsville for the final time, marking the end of a remarkable naval career that spanned nearly…
American soldiers in Vietnam hated the M16 rifle so much that they ditched them and picked up their enemy’s AK-47s instead
When the M16 rifle was introduced during the Vietnam War, it was promoted as a major advancement for U.S. forces—lighter than previous service rifles, highly…
Historians are still puzzled by the WWII-era German ‘Kugelpanzer’ because it seems like a useless combat vehicle
During World War II, Germany used many armored and combat vehicles. Most of them have been well documented and studied, giving historians a strong understanding…
Over 7,000 ships and landing crafts were used on D-Day (And other facts you never knew about the invasion of Normandy)
On D-Day, June 6, 1944, World War II reached a major turning point as Allied forces launched a carefully planned invasion of Nazi-occupied France. Soldiers…
Only one US Air Force officer has ever scored a rare air-to-space kill, destroying a satellite orbiting Earth
On September 13, 1985, the U.S. Air Force achieved a historic breakthrough when a missile fired from a jet aircraft successfully struck and destroyed a…
As the most decorated American soldier of the Vietnam War, Robert L. Howard was nominated for the Medal of Honor three times in a single year
Robert L. Howard’s life reads like the plot of a war epic, yet every moment of it is real. Serving as a U.S. Army Green…
After witnessing the crimes of the Holocaust, Dwight D. Eisenhower took measures to make sure the cruelty could never be forgotten or denied
In the spring of 1945, Dwight D. Eisenhower visited the recently liberated Ohrdruf concentration camp, an experience that left a deep and lasting impression on…
Discharged from the Navy after World War II, Paul Newman used the GI Bill to go to drama school
Before becoming a Hollywood legend, Paul Newman served in the U.S. Navy during World War II, spending time aboard aircraft carriers in the Pacific Theater.…
All eight Japanese transports were destroyed during the Battle of the Bismarck Sea, while the Allies only lost six aircraft
Following Japan’s attack on Pearl Harbor in December 1941, its military quickly overran vast مناطق across the Pacific, dealing significant losses to U.S. and Allied…