Rapid Fire – Machine Gun Technology of the Cold War Era
During the Cold War, the rise of the assault rifle put automatic fire in the hands of ordinary infantry. However, machine-guns continued to play a…
The Rapid Rise of Naval Air Power Over Two World Wars
An aircraft carrier and its complement of planes is perhaps the most powerful military formation in the modern world. With it, a nation can reach…
Machine Guns – Rapid Early Development Of A Deadly, Game-Changing Technology
In the second half of the 19th century, industrialized nations entered an arms race to produce the best machine-gun. This new type of weapon was…
Battlecruisers: A Flawed Naval Experiment of WWI
WWI was a time of change in naval warfare. Heavy dreadnoughts were replacing older, more vulnerable ships. Submarines made their first serious appearance in combat.…
From A Man of God to Men of War – Great Innovators in the History of Firearms
As handheld guns developed, many people contributed to creating the technology used in the ones we have today. Here are some of the innovators who…
“The God of War” – Soviet Artillery of the Cold War
The Russian army referred to artillery as “the god of war.” Its destructive power not only shattered enemy formations but also transformed the shape of…
Tanks and Fighting Vehicles – The Development of Military Technology Between The Wars
Between the World Wars, the most powerful nations turned their attention to improving vehicles for use in wartime. WWI had established the value of the…
After A Mid Air Collision – One Pilot Lands Both Planes
In 1940, two planes collided in mid-air over Australia. Remarkably, there were no fatalities. Even more remarkably, the pilot responsible for saving the planes was…
Handheld Firearms – Hundreds of Years of Transformation and Improvement
Handguns have gone through many changes over the centuries. From simple gunpowder weapons to sophisticated modern firepower, they have repeatedly been transformed and improved. Early…
Amazing Technology – The Rapid Development of Deadly Fighter Aircraft
A deadly flash racing across the sky, the fighter plane is one of the most exciting tools of modern warfare. How did we get to…
Light Machine-Guns of WWI – The Rapid Advance Of Deadly Technology
WWI produced many innovations in weapons design. For the first time in history, significant changes occurred during only a few years of fighting. Light machine-guns…
Warfare Under the Waves – Submarines in the First World War
Submarines were among the important new technologies that came to the fore during WWI. Although work on submarines had been underway for decades, it was…