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Little-Known Facts About ‘The Dirty Dozen’ – Charles Bronson Threatened Lee Marvin!

Still from 'The Dirty Dozen'

The Dirty Dozen (1967) is a classic war film that features a number of the biggest Hollywood stars of the time: Charles Bronson, Ernest Borgnine,…

Queen Elizabeth II Met with a Number of World Leaders During Her Reign

Clare Fitzgerald
Mikhail Gorbachev standing with Queen Elizabeth II + Ronald Reagan standing with Queen Elizabeth II

Queen Elizabeth II reigned over the United Kingdom and British Commonwealth for just over 70 years, and during that time she met with a number…

Flying ‘the Hump’ Required Allied Pilots to Fly Over the Himalayas in Terrible Conditions

Curtiss C-46 Commando flying over the Himalayas

During the Second World War, the Allied forces in the China Burma India (CBI) Theater faced a formidable logistical challenge in supplying troops and equipment…

The Tank Museum Receives Donation of Letters Written By British Soldier During World War II

Handwritten letter + Military portrait of Alan William "Jim" Harris

The Tank Museum in Bovington, United Kingdom has announced that it’s received a donation of 65 letters dating back to World War II. The correspondences,…

Cold War-Era Missile Silo Dubbed the ‘Safest Home on Earth’ On the Market for $1.3 Million

X-ray of the Rolling Hills Missile Silo

An unusual property is currently on the market and it could be yours for a cool $1.3 million USD. The Rolling Hills Missile Silo –…

Florida Man Finds Live Vietnam-Era Military Round In Garage, Prompts Response From Bomb Squad

Live military round placed on a metal object outside + Close-up of the end of a live military round placed on a metal object outside

The death of a family member can be a sad event, made even more so by having to go through the items they left behind.…

An Unmanned Soviet MiG-23M Once Flew 560 Miles Before Crashing Into a Belgian Farm

Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23M "Flogger" in flight

In July 1989, a routine training flight turned into a fatal incident when a Soviet Air Force Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23M “Flogger” suffered issues with its engine.…

Upcoming ‘Battle Over Britain’ Film Chronicles World War II’s First Major Aerial Campaign

Still from 'Battle Over Britain'

The World War II-era film Battle Over Britain is slated to premiere in theaters in just under a month. Coming from the company behind 2019’s…

Cold War-Era Satellite Images Reveal Hundreds of Roman-Era Forts

Collage of four aerial images of Roman-era forts

Declassified Cold War-era spy satellite images have revealed new details about the Roman Empire, as they show hundreds of previously undiscovered forts from the era.…

We Asked AI To Reimagine Our Favorite War Movies – This Is What Happened

Tom Cruise as Lt. Pete "Maverick" Mitchell in 'Top Gun' + AI image of Matthew Modine as Lt. Pete "Maverick" Mitchell in 'Top Gun'

While it’s difficult to imagine our favorite military and war films in a way other than how they were initially released, the casting process is…

Facts About ‘The Great Escape’ – Steve McQueen and Richard Attenborough Didn’t Get Along!

Steve McQueen as Capt. Virgil "The Cooler King" Hilts in 'The Great Escape'

The Great Escape (1963) is one of the best war films ever released – that’s not an opinion, it’s a fact. Starring Steve McQueen, Richard…

Adolf Galland: The Luftwaffe Air Ace Who Survived Being Shot Down Four Times

June Steele
Messerschmitt Bf 109 in flight + Military portrait of Adolf Galland

Adolf Galland is often remembered as one of the most distinguished fighter aces of the Second World War. His remarkable career with the Luftwaffe saw…