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8 Ways Medieval Crusaders Might Have Thought And Felt About Their Wars

Andrew Knighton

A knight stands on the walls of Jerusalem, staring out at the parched land beyond the city. He is weary from weeks of travel and…

New Statue Unveiled in Honor of Female Aviation Pioneer Amy Johnson, Who Died in 1941

Amy Johnson was a pioneering British Aviator. She set many aviation records, during the 1930s either flying solo or with her husband, and she took…

Two American Heroes of World War II – A Pastor and his Wife

On Feb. 4, 1939, nearly a year after German troops marched into Czechoslovakia, an American couple left their picturesque Massachusetts home on a clandestine and…

Nine Things the Movie ‘Braveheart’ Got Wrong… And One Thing It Got Right

Andrew Knighton

Mel Gibson’s film Braveheart is both one of the most celebrated and one of the most reviled pieces of historical filmmaking ever. A heart-stirring and…

New Navy Destroyer Is The Biggest, Most Expensive Destroyer Ever Built by the US

The Zumwalt is the largest and most expensive destroyer the US Navy has ever built. During trials, it headed to sea during a snowstorm. On…

The Death Match – Legendary Game of Death of Kiev vs Nazi Germany

Let’s dive into the past when playing football could’ve got you killed. In 1942, in occupied Ukraine, a football match was organized by the Nazi…

The Day Japan Lost Her Airforce – “Why, hell, it was just like an old-time turkey shoot down home”

“Why, hell, it was just like an old-time turkey shoot down home!” This comment from a pilot from the USS Lexington refers to the Battle…

New Netflix Film Does A Good Job Of Honoring Irish UN Peacekeepers Besieged in Congo

Tadhg Quinn was effusive in his praise for the recently released film that tells the unknown story of A company, a UN force composed of…

How the WW2 German ‘Schnellboot’ S-102 Was Found in the Black sea

Recreational divers located the located the remains of a WWII German ‘Schnellboot’ lying in forty feet of water in the Black Sea near Crimea.  The…

Shot By A German Bullet, An American Flag Flown On D-Day Goes on Display

The Netherlands’ National Military Museum received a fragile American flag on Thursday. The flag once flew on the boat that carried the first US troops…

U.S. Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Fighting U.S. Army to Honor Buddies’ Sacrifices

Between 1961 and 1975, thousands of U.S. military helicopter pilots, gunners, crew chiefs, and medics spearheaded U.S. attempts to hold the 67,000 square miles of…

Tank Profile: Soviet Medium Tank T-34, Pics and Video!

The legendary game changing tank of the Soviet Red Army ― the T 34, with all its variants was the backbone of USSR armored units.…