“Berlin 1936” – A Fascinating And Timely Narrative Of The Nazi Olympics
Nazi Germany hosted the 1936 Olympics in a celebratory cloud of unity and lavish parties – while simultaneously planning the next world war. Berlin 1936:…
Interesting Facts About The End Of The First World War
Ten interesting facts about the Armistice, which ended WWI. 1- The Kiel Mutiny and German Revolution was the final blow to the German Empire The…
After Pearl Harbor, A Japanese Pilot Crash-Landed On A Hawaiian Island And Tried to Occupy It
In 1941, a lone Japanese pilot tried to capture the Hawaiian island of Ni’ihau. The natives responded by holding a luau for him. Though part…
Black Sheep One: American WW2 Marine Fighter Ace With 26 Kills – Gregory “Pappy” Boyington
Gregory Boyington would often muse that during his 20 months as a Japanese POW his health actually improved due to the forced sobriety. Affectionately known…
Comparing China’s New Stealth Fighter With F-22 And F-35
A pair of new Chengdu J-20 stealth fighters recently headlined China’s Airshow China in Zhuhai, although they were in the air for only a few…
Beautiful Work, Warships in Color – By Mark McConville and Michael Carroll
Once again, the colorization team has swung into action to bring incredible images of the ships used to win wars have been brought back to…
The Tide Turns – One Battle Ended the Seemingly Unstoppable Mongol Invasion
There are few military forces more infamous and renowned in history than the Mongolian armies of the 13th Century. They swept through Asia and into…
The Battle Of Athens – When WWII Veterans Stood Up To The Corrupt Local Government In Tennessee
In 1946, the small town of Athens, Tennessee, became a battleground. A siege was laid on the town jail by a crowd mostly consisting of…
Hadrian’s Wall – One Of The Greatest Achievements Of Ancient Roman Military Engineering
Though long since reduced to ruins, the line of Hadrian’s Wall is still visible through the countryside of northern England, from Bowness on the west…
60 US Coast Guard Cutters Saved Over 400 Allied Men On D-Day
On the D-Day landings of June 6, 1944, a group of US Coast Guard cutters were tasked with assisting any Allied ships in distress. While,…
Fancy restoring a Me-262, this one is for sale for just over a half a million dollars
THE WORLD’S PREMIER WARBIRD AND CLASSIC AIRCRAFT BROKER The Messerschmitt Me-262 was the world’s first operational jet-powered fighter aircraft. and also the world’s first mass-produced jet…
Got deep pockets and a spare $55,000 – good this Jeep is for sale
World War II saw the creation of one of America’s most beloved vehicles, the Jeep. Now primarily produced for consumer use, the Jeep was once…