WWII Jeep in a Crate for $50 – fact or a tall story
A young man reading one of the magazines like Boy’s Life or Popular Science in the 40s or 50s might have come across an exciting…
Fascinating Facts About One of America’s Most Successful WWI Fighter Ace, Edward Rickenbacker
The United States Air Force and Army have seen many skilled, brave, and incredible pilots – men and women willing to fly straight into battle,…
V Bomber Quartet from Grub Street – Review by Paul Theobald
Grub Street and author and former test pilot Tony Blackman have brought together four great Cold War era titles which come from the publisher’s on-going…
The 1847 Colt Walker: The Most Powerful Handgun Ever Used by The U.S. Military
Although the people within a military’s ranks make up its power and potential, so too do the weapons the soldiers carry. With the right armaments,…
The Many Types Of Ships Used In The Napoleonic Wars
It is a common misconception that the Navies of the Napoleonic Wars used only massive ships, crewed by hundreds of men, which would slowly close and…
The Fokker Scourge: Imperial Germany’s Secret Weapon in the First World War
When World War 1 Broke out in 1914, most nations were ill-equipped for a sustained aerial war. The Treaty of Madrid, in 1911, outlined aircraft…
This Is What You Should Know About the Kaiten – Japanese Suicide Torpedo
It’s the infamous and destructive wars throughout each century of history that are responsible for so many of today’s technological advancements. Of course, along the…
The Biggest Nuclear Explosions Of Military History
Most of us have seen footage or photographs of the explosions at Nagasaki and Hiroshima: the mushroom cloud, the radius, the devastation. Those, however, were…
Tragic But Fascinating Story Of American B-24 Bomber ‘Lady Be Good’ – Crashed In 1943, Found in 1958
The wreckage of a USAAF (United States Army Air Forces) plane that went missing during its first and last mission in the Second World War…
The Only Operational Super Heavy Tank Of World War Two
No, it’s not the Maus, the massive German Tank which was a lot heavier and slightly bigger but that never went beyond the prototype state…
Kaiten – Japanese Suicide Torpedo Of WWII
It’s the infamous and destructive wars throughout each century of history that are responsible for so many of today’s technological advancements. Of course, along the…
From The Tank Museum: Background To The Battle Of Kursk
The Battle of Kursk was one of the most decisive battles of the Second World War. Fought between the 5th July and 23rd August 1943, it began…