The Tank Museum to Republish David Fletcher Book About the 79th Armoured Division
The Tank Museum in Bovington, United Kingdom has announced it’ll be republishing David Fletcher’s famed book, Vanguard of Victory: The 79th Armoured Division. Originally published…
NR-1: The Smallest Nuclear Submarine In US Military History
Submarines are typically built to house a sizeable crew, given the amount of time they’re expected to serve beneath the ocean’s surface. There was one,…
US Military Video Shows Russian Su-27 Fighter Jet Colliding with Reaper Drone
US European Command (EUCOM) has declassified footage of a recent encounter between a Russian Sukhoi Su-27 and an MQ-9 Reaper operated by the United States.…
Mysterious US Navy Vessel Washes Ashore In North Carolina, Disappears Overnight
It’s not uncommon for strange things to wash ashore along North Carolina’s Outer Banks, but rarely are the objects related to the military. That’s exactly…
Puckle Gun: The Early Machine Gun That Fired Both Round and Square Bullets
Many consider the Maxim to be the world’s first machine gun – and they’re technically not wrong. Developed in 1884, it was the first automatic…
Facts About the Award-Winning and Controversial Vietnam Epic, ‘The Deer Hunter’
The Academy Award-winning film The Deer Hunter (1978) is the most controversial Vietnam-era film – that’s not an opinion, it’s a fact. Starring Robert De…
Henry T Elrod: The Marine Corps Aviator Who Single-Handedly Took Out a Japanese Destroyer
Maj. Henry T Elrod was better known by his nickname, “Hammerin’ Hank.” The US Marine Corps aviator had always dreamed of taking to the skies,…