Record-breaking 34-foot waves smash Concrete Ships in California
A small part of history was no match last weekend for pounding waves that snapped a section of the renowned S.S. Palo Alto, a First…
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…
Napier Sabre Engine Secured For Use In The restoration Of Hawker Typhoon MKIb
Working closely with Cranfield University, the Hawker Typhoon Preservation Group (HTPG) are delighted to announce the securing of a Napier Sabre IIa aero engine, serial…
Legendary de Havilland Mosquito Under Restoration in the USA
It was referred to as the ‘wooden wonder’ among other names, yet the deHavilland Mosquito was a superb multi-task aircraft. It was used for photo-reconnaissance,…
Code Giveaway: The Legendary Fury Returns for another Round after World of Tanks Xbox 360 Success
5 codes value 50 € including Tiger & Fury The Sherman Fury took the Xbox 360 battlefield by storm when it debuted to become one…
The Interceptor Version Of The A-12 Spy Plane – The YF-12
The CIA began using the advanced Lockheed A-12 reconnaissance aircraft for their covert operations in 1967. Missions over North Vietnam and North Korea soon made…
Tank Profile: M551 Sheridan – Agility And Firepower In The Post-WW2 Age Of Armored Warfare
After WWII the classification of tanks was radically altered; there were no more light, medium and heavy tanks. All the roles were combined to fit…
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.…
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…
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…
The Blimps: The Defenders Of The Skies In Two World Wars
Sometimes a relatively simple solution is the best one. Such was the case in using barrage balloons, often called “blimps,” in both the First and…
“VICKERS/BAC VC10: Owners’ Workshop Manual” – Review by Mark Barnes
If ever you find yourself at Duxford you will not be able to avoid seeing a Vickers VC10 airliner in classic BOAC livery. The old…