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The 8 Greatest Comebacks in Military History

A military comeback is an opportunity rarely given to commanders. The chance to switch the tide of battle to one’s favor is incredibly rare, and…

The Stories Behind History’s Most Iconic War Photos

US Marines raising the American flag on Mount Suribachi + Joseph Duo jumping in the air while holding a grenade launcher

For nearly two centuries, photographers have been using images to document the horrors of war. This has led to some of history’s most famous and…

Here’s how the Most Successful Submarine in US Navy History Accidentally Sunk Itself

USS Tang Colorized

The USS Tang is the US’ most successful submarine, sinking over 100,000 tons of enemy shipping over five combat patrols during WWII. Her experienced and…

The Bat Bomb Proves The US Military Will Try Anything Once

Of all the weird experimental weapons conceived and tested during WWII, bat bombs were one of the strangest. The project attempted to attach small bombs…

Ajax AFV Problems Continue – Firm Responsible Makes £75m profit

Ajax Tank Program

The Ajax tank program began a decade ago and has cost the UK billions, but it has yet to produce a combat-ready vehicle. The program…

Low Mississippi River Water Levels Reveal Sunken WWII Ship

Shipwreck of the USS Inaugural + The USS Inaugural in dazzle camouflage

Low water levels in the Mississippi River have revealed the sunken wreckage of the USS Inaugural, a World War II minesweeper, near downtown St. Louis,…

Study Finds UK Veterans Are 11 Times More Likely to Be Addicted to Gambling

Clare Fitzgerald
Close up of a slot machine + Soldiers running toward a helicopter

A new study published in the journal BMJ Military Health has found UK Armed Forces veterans are 11 times more likely than the general public…

Seismic Activity Raises WWII-Era ‘Ghost Ships’ Off the Coast of Iwo Jima

Soldiers raising the American flag on Iwo Jima + Broken ship hulls along the shore of Iwo Jima

An increase in seismic activity along a chain of islands south of Tokyo, Japan has led to the raising of a number of transport vessels…

Robert Smalls: The Slave Who Stole A Warship, Escaped The Confederates, And Became A U.S. Congressman

The life of Robert Smalls is an epic underdog story of an illiterate slave from South Carolina who managed to free himself by escaping from…

The Fascinating Life of Albert Szent-Györgyi: Resistance Fighter And Nobel-Winning Scientist

Undated photo of Albert Szent-György in the lab

Szent-Györgyi was a Hungarian biochemist who won the Nobel Prize, assisted the Hungarian Resistance during WWII, and was responsible for isolating vitamin C. Born in…

Cartoon Characters Who Served In the US Military During World War II

Gradient background + Donald Duck holding an ice cream cone + Daffy Duck looking smug + Superman standing with his chest puffed out

Cartoons were often used during the Second World War not just as propaganda, but to boost the morale of war-weary Americans. As such, many of…

Korean War Movie to Become Biggest Box Office Hit of 2021

People's Volunteer Army soldiers standing together

A film portraying the Battle of Chosin Reservoir during the Korean War is set to become the biggest box-office hit of 2021, after grossing $633.2…