When the Soviets Shot Down A U-2 Spyplane, The Cold War Turned Hot!
The Lockheed U-2 also known as the “Dragon Lady” is a high altitude recon aircraft that was built in 1957 to gather a range of…
They Flew A Drone Over The D-Day Beaches, The Result Is Stunning!
On D-Day – June 6th 1944 – thousands of Allied soldiers disembarked on five beaches; Gold, Juno, Sword, Omaha and Utah. It was the beginning of the end…
Truscott, The General Who Apologized To The Dead Soldiers, Memorial Day 1945
When asked to give a Memorial Day speech in 1945, General Lucian Truscott who had just spent the past 3 years retaking Europe from Nazi…
Where Are The Men Buried From The 1776 Battle of Brooklyn?
In New York City, there is a legend that scores of Maryland soldiers from the Revolutionary War are buried somewhere within the city limits. In…
Spitfires Helped Lead the Way to Supersonic Flight
What U.S. test pilot Chuck Yeager achieved, on October 14, 1947, had long been considered impossible. In his Bell X-1 rocket plane, he became the…
Couple’s Quest to Thank Every Fallen Commonwealth Soldier of World War I
Steve and Nancy Binks of Colwyn Bay – Conway, in the UK – set off with a trailer in 2012. This was not a typical…
Rare Japanese Bomber Goes On Display At Pacific Aviation Museum
There were three different types of Japanese aircrafts that rained down bombs on Pearl Harbor in the early morning of December 7, 1941. The Nakajima…
Jelly Belly Family Sued After Man Died In WWII Tank Accident
A family reunion for the owners of the Jelly Belly Candy Company turned tragic when a guest was killed by a World War II-era High…
5 Of The Bloodiest and Most Devastating Sieges We Tend To Neglect
Siege of Suiyang (757) Up to 100,000 Killed Or Eaten The rebel army of Yan fought against the Chinese Tang army in an attempt to…
The Battle of Omdurman: The High-water Mark of British Imperialism
All through the darkness of the night, a British infantryman waits nervously by the banks of the Nile. The Mahdists, infamously bloodthirsty savages, are just…
Did You Know? The French Army Invaded Germany in 1939 To Support The Polish
Germany was not the first country to go on the offensive on the western front of World War Two. That first attack came from France,…
2000: T-34 With German Markings Pulled From Bog After 60 years (Watch)
During the Second World War, German soldiers made the surprising decision to deliberately drive a tank into a marshy lake and then abandon it. However,…