How Tanks Decided The First And Second World Wars
The concept of a military tank was not particularly new in 1916. However, the ability to move troops safely through combat territories with a vehicle…
In WW2, The Germans Tried to Copy the de Havilland Mosquito – And Failed
The de Havilland Mosquito was one of Britains most iconic aircraft. The high-velocity airplane made entirely from plywood was landing severe blows on the Reich…
The Early Days Of Drones – Unmanned Aircraft From World War One And World War Two
Unmanned aerial vehicles, popularly known as drones, are most often associated with airstrikes in modern warfare, but their history goes much further back than that.…
The Iowa Class: A Departure from Traditional US Battleship Design
War History Online presents this Guest Article from Chris Knupp The four vessels of the Iowa class were the last battleships put to sea by…
The Tank Museum: The World War One Tank Crew’s Face Mask And Helmet
This is a tank crew face mask, which would have been issued to every member of a tank’s crew to protect his face and particularly…
Graf Zeppelin: Amazing Photo Gallery – Diving at the unique WW2 German aircraft carrier (photos and video)
Underwater photos by Tomasz “Tomek” Stachura Graf Zeppelin (Flugzeugträger A, Aircraft Carrier A) was the only aircraft carrier launched by Germany during World War II.…
WW2-Era T-34 Tank With German Markings Pulled From Bog After 60 years (Watch)
In World War II, a Russian-built T-34 tank was captured by the Germans, repainted and used as their own. It was either stuck in battle…
The End Of A Proud Warship: Gut Wrenching Footage Of The HMS Barham Exploding In 1941 (Watch)
Constructed for the Royal Navy around 1910, the Queen Elizabeth battleship HMS Barham was often used as the flagship in battle. Having participated in World…
Firing The Hugely Powerful German MG42 Machine Gun (Watch)
This video looks at the MG-42, a World War II German machine gun. It is being fired as part of a demonstration at Dellwood Park, Lockwood,…
7 Funny-Looking Tanks That Helped To Win On D-Day
The landings in Normandy demanded new sorts of hybrid tanks that were capable of fulfilling multiple engineering tasks to provide maximum support to the infantry.…
Tank Chats: The British Mark V Tank (Watch)
The Allies were the first to build tanks, and so the Germans had to come up with methods to stop them. At first, they widened…
Classic Weaponry – See The Lewis Gun In Action (Watch)
The Lewis gun is a classic 20th Century weapon, developed in 1911, which saw action in both the World Wars. Originally designed in the United…