Last Surviving Marine Of The USS Indianapolis Has Passed Away Aged 96
Edgar Harrell, a 96-year-old veteran marine and last living Marine of the USS Indianapolis has passed away at the Tennessee State Veterans Home in Clarksville,…
USS Idaho Is The First Ship To Bear That Name In A Century
The U.S. Navy has announced that they are constructing a new advanced attack submarine, named the USS Idaho (SSN-799). Work on the submarine started in…
Charles Coolidge, Oldest Medal Of Honor Recipient, Passes Away At Age 99
The U.S. has lost its oldest Medal of Honor recipient. Charles Coolidge has passed away at the age of 99. He died April 6, 2021,…
Hiroshima: The Day That Changed the World
To this day, the atomic bombs dropped on the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki remain the only two nuclear weapons used by mankind in anger.…
The Enormous Early 20th Century Pre-Dreadnought & Dreadnought Battleships
In the early 20th century, the dreadnoughts ruled the seas. These ships were next generation, powerful battleships that instantly made anything prior obsolete. The concept…
36 Fiery Photographs of Flamethrowers Through the Ages
Over 1000 years ago the Greeks were the first to employ the tactic of hurling flames at their enemies and through the First and Second…
Bring Back Wartime-Style Meat Rationing says Activist
A return to World War II-style meat rationing? That’s the idea suggested by writer and activist Donnachadh McCarthy. Why does he want it? To help…
Movie ‘Devotion’ about Korean Conflict Heroes Jesse L Brown & Thomas J Hudner Jr Starts Shooting
‘Devotion’ is an upcoming movie about Jesse L Brown, the first African-American aviator of the US Navy. Shooting began this month, with rising talent J.D.…
Group of Volunteers Working to Restore Historic Skymaster Plane
A group of volunteers is working to save a Douglas C-54 Skymaster military plane from the scrap heap but COVID and lack of funding threaten…
Now You Can Hire USS Cobia a WW2 Sub For a Night
Make history when you spend the night on USS Cobia, our fully restored World War II submarine. “USS Cobia (SS 245) was launched November 28, 1943, in…
USS Hershel “Woody” Williams Sets Sail for her Inaugural Deployment
On Monday 27th July 2020, the USS Hershel “Woody” Williams set sail from Naval Station Norfolk to Africa on her inaugural deployment. The USS Hershel…
USS Nevada Found Off Coast Of Pearl Harbour
The USS Nevada, one of the finest battleships in the American Navy that served in both world wars, had been labelled “unsinkable” because it seemed…