The High-Tech, High-Speed F-22 Raptor – An Epic Modern Fighter Plane
Raptor? Have the U.S. armed forces trained dinosaurs to fight? No, the Raptor is a fighter, and a raptor is also a bird of prey,…
40 Before and After Pictures from the WW2 Atlantic Wall Museum
The Wall The Atlantic Wall was an extensive system of coastal defence and fortifications built by Nazi Germany between 1942 and 1944 along the coast…
Firing The Powerful German PAK-40 Anti-Tank Gun!
The 75 millimeter Pak 40 anti-tank gun was a German anti-tank gun developed during WWII from 1939-1941. PAK is the abbreviation for “Panzerabwehrkanone.” Initially, the…
Operation Husky – The Battle for Sicily Which Launched The Italian Campaign
Operation Husky was the unlikely codename for the invasion of Sicily by Allied forces in the summer of 1943. The operation, which got off to…
Pokemon Go Players Clash With Veterans in Minnesota Memorial Park
Pokemon Go has become a worldwide sensation in barely a month of existence. This has not been without its share of issues, as a video…
“We Were Soldiers” Hal Moore Talks About The Battle For Ia Drang
Lt. General Hal Moore talks about the Battle of Ia Drang at the 2008 American Veterans Center’s conference. It was November 14, 1965, in the…
In Silence, Pope Francis Makes Historic Visit to Auschwitz
Pope Francis visited Auschwitz-Birkenau in July. The pilgrimage was made mostly in silence, but his decision to visit speaks louder than words. “I would like…
Captain Charles Fryatt, The Brave Ferry Captain Who Rammed German U-Boats in WW1
When does the attempt to defend oneself, one’s property or the men and the women under one’s charge from capture – or worse – become…
“Silent Landscape” – Review by Mark Barnes
I have loved photography nearly all my life. I have been good at it on occasions and have made a life of having it surround…
Korean War: The US Pilot Who Chased a MiG to China To Shoot It Down, then Survived the Hanoi Hilton!
James Robinson “Robbie ” Risner was an American military pilot, a double recipient of the Air Force Cross and a hero of the Korean and…
The Special Unit Dirlewanger – The Most Vicious Nazi War Criminals
The notorious 36th Waffen Grenadier Divison of the SS earned its horrible reputation mostly on the Eastern Front where they freely conducted numerous war crimes…
10 Chilling Facts About The MAD Doctrine – Mutually Assured Destruction
As a doctrine of national security and military strategy, Mutually Assured Destruction (MAD) involves the full-scale usage of weapons of mass destruction by at least two opposing…