The Idea Of The ‘Panic Button’ Originated With American Pilots In The Korean War
William M. Guinther was a 23-year-old Air Force Lieutenant who, on March 12, 1950, found himself in a predicament. Shortly after taking off from Otis…
10 Biggest Nuclear Explosions In 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…
1898: The Beginning Of The Spanish-American War
Manning a remote island fort, seemingly without any imminent danger on the horizon, must have made for a fairly comfortable post. That was the situation on…
From The Roman Republic To The Third Reich: Four Other Battles Fought At Thermopylae
The Battle of Thermopylae was quite the epic stand. We have talked about the bravery of the Spartans a thousand times over and made multiple…
Amazing 1984 Interview With Legendary Scottish D-Day Piper Bill Millin – Landing on Sword Beach
Bill Millin, aged 21, was considered to be unarmed on June 6th, 1944 as he jumped from the landing slope in Normandy on Sword Beach.…
WWII Shipwreck Explored For First Time In Almost 75 Years
On the 7th June 1942, the Coast Trader, an unremarkable coastal freighter plied her trade along the western coast of the USA sailed out of…
This Is What Every D-Day Re-Enactment Should Look Like (Watch)
Reenacting D-Day is certainly quite a job and enthusiasts in Conneaut, Ohio prove they’re up to it every year. D-Day Conneaut is one of the…
The Versailles Peace Treaty – Ending The Great War In 1918
The treaty of Versailles was one of several peace treaties which signaled the end of the devastating years of World War I. It sealed the end…
When Four Prisoners Escaped From Auschwitz In The Kommander’s Car
In 1942, four Polish prisoners at Auschwitz had had enough. They wanted to escape, but if they did (regardless of whether or not they succeeded),…
101st Airborne – Siege Of Bastogne – The Aid Station Massacre (Watch)
Battlefield guide Reg Jans talks about the murder of between eight and 15 wounded Americans in an aid station in the village of Foy near…
Tiger Tank 131 Hand Cranking Engine Start Up (Watch)
The Tiger was a formidable machine. It saw action in Russia, Tunisia, Sicily, Italy, and northwest Europe (although production was limited to just 1,354 tanks)…
Porsche 9ff Sports Car Faces Off Against Leopard 2 tank – Boys And Their Toys (Watch)
Can you imagine – A sports car versus a battle tank! These German vehicle enthusiasts put their favorite pieces of equipment through their paces. Which…