US WW2 Sub Sunk Itself When its Own Torpedo Made a Full Circle & Struck It
On March 26, 1944, the submarine USS Tullibee made radar contact with a Japanese convoy carrying troops and prepared to attack it despite harsh weather conditions. It was…
During WWI Fake Trees Were Built To Serve As Observation Posts
WWI: a war unlike any other World War One was a war of the modern age. Not only did it introduce completely new perspectives on…
Dreyse Needle-Gun, a Rifle That Won the 1866 Austro-Prussian War & Gave Birth To German Nation
History runs its course, but sometimes there are things which push that course in a specific direction. There are some great examples from the past…
Big Percy Price – The Marine That Beat Up Muhammad Ali
Semper Fidelis! United States Marines know best what it means to be “Always Faithful” and to put service to country above anything else. Only those…
Medal of Honor: High on Marijuana Peter Lemon Single-Handedly Fought Off Two Waves of Vietcong
To be awarded a Medal of Honor, one should go beyond the usual comprehension of bravery. One has to set his mind to putting his…
“I Came Here to Fight, Not go Home!” – The Story of Warrior Marine William D. Hawkins
It was November 21, 1943. Three dozen transport ships were sailing toward the small island of Betio in Southern Tarawa. Inside were men of the…
Movie Material: Tommy Prince Was so Effective, Germans Believed he Was an Evil Spirit
There weren’t too many units in World War Two that fought vigorously enough to earn the nickname “the Devil’s Brigade,” besides the First Special Service…
Did YOU Know?? There Was an Armed Interceptor Version of the SR-71 called the YF-12
In the history of American aviation, a special chapter should be given to the story of the Lockheed Corporation. The most fascinating section of that…
Incredible Story he Held off the Japanese Military for 48hrs With Just Bayonets, Rage & Brute Force
When the time comes to face the enemy, the inevitable question arises as to whether it’s worth the sacrifice. Many would weigh causes and odds…
Unknown project for solving the Iranian Hostage Crisis: Operation Credible Sport
“Desperate times call for desperate measures” is a sentence that best describes Operation Credible Sport. In situations when conventional solutions have failed and when conventional…
Ku-Go. Japan’s top-secret weapon inspired by Tesla’s “Death Ray”
The arms race during World War Two resulted in an entire gallery of new weapons. Some of them opened completely new perspectives of conventional warfare,…
The Canadian Mechanic Who Sealed off the Falaise Pocket & Trapped over 50,000 Germans
To win a war one country needs a huge quantity of tanks, planes and guns and a powerful industry to back it all up. It…