Australia Brings Vietnam Casualties Home
The first Australian killed in action in the Vietnam War has finally been returned home, more than fifty years after he died. Warrant Officer Kevin…
‘All because of Jack’ – Brother’s sacrifice gives veteran the opportunity for an Air Force career
By Jeremy P. Ämick Bill Wheeler reflects on his lengthy military career with a sense of pride, recalling the many changes he witnessed during his…
Pilots Honor Crashed Comrade at Airshow With Missing Man Formation
Pilots from an airshow at the American Airpower Museum performed a “missing man formation” salute to the pilot whose World War II plane crashed into…
Candia – 21 Years Under Siege Before Finally Surrendering
During the Ottoman-Venetian Wars, the city of Candia, today Heraklion on Crete, was besieged for 21 long years. The siege of Candia, regarded as one…
Marianas, That B-29’s Fixed Aircraft Carrier In The Pacific Was Built 72 Years Ago
In this DAKOTA HUNTER Blog, you will see photos of the USAAF Boeing B-29 Superfortress Fleet departing from theMarianas Islands for the Bombing of Japan…
Joachim Peiper’s Atrocities Against Allied Troops: When Intimidation Failed
The forces of Nazi Germany are infamous for the atrocities they committed. The SS, who played a dual role, both acting as frontline troops and…
Pictures – General Rommel And The Afrika Korps
The Afrika Korps or German Africa Corps was the German expeditionary force in Africa during the North African Campaign of World War II. First sent…
Captured German Tanks and Equipment dump in Normandy
This massive dump of captured or destroyed German equipment lies near Isigny-sur-Mer on the crossroads of the D196 and the D203 in the direction of Lison, east…
How Napoleon Managed His Vast Armies
The wars fought by Napoleon Bonaparte were like nothing that had ever come before. His armies were vast in scale and constant in their activity,…
The Slave Who Stole A Confederate ship, Met President Lincoln & Bought His Master’s House
In 1862, Robert Smalls stole a Confederate ship, gave it to the Union Army, freed slaves, and met President Abraham Lincoln. After the war, he…
Ticking Time Bombs? The Mines At Messines – Over 1 Million Tons of Explosives – 20 Detonated, 5 Remain, Waiting
In 1917, the world was engulfed in war. For the first time, the economics of industry had been applied to warfare on a huge scale.…
Israel to Replace Tank Being Returned by Russia
In 1982, Syrian forces seized a tank from the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) during the First Lebanon War. The Magach tank, based on the US tank…