How An Explosion In Northern New Jersey Put 62,000 People Onto The Front Lines Of World War 1
By October 1918, the 1st World War was winding down. It was clear to most observers that the Western Allies would be victorious. Life in…
The ‘Holy Grail of Military Aviation’ – The B-17 Swamp Ghost – Found After 68 Years In the Jungle (Watch)
The Agaimbo swamp is located in one of the most remote regions of Papua New Guinea. It is infested by malaria–carrying mosquitoes and huge crocodiles.…
The Idiot’s Loop – Dropping A Nuke Upside Down Was A Real US Airforce Tactic (Watch)
The US Air Force tactic known as ‘toss bombing’ or the ‘over-the-shoulder maneuver,’ is accomplished by flying towards the target at a lower altitude, pulling…
Five Facts – The Most Widely Used Gun in the World – The AK-47
What do you know about the most widely used gun in the world? In a tale of historic irony, the Russian soldier who invented the…
The Daring Bruneval Raid To Capture German Radar Technology
One of the most important raids in the Second World War was the British raid on Bruneval in occupied France. Its aim was to steal…
The BBC’s Treason In The Falklands War At The Battle of Goose Green
The Battle of Goose Green in 1982 was part of the Falklands War between Britain and Argentina. It was especially notable for two things –…
The Rescued Film Project – Uncovering Amazing WW2 Photographs By Unknown Soldier (Watch)
The Second World War is considered to be one of the most filmed and photographed conflicts in history. There were photographers attached to the armies,…
How the Royal Navy kept order, Through Caning, Flogging, and Hanging
By the end of the 18th century, the wooden walls of England, as her Navy was so often called, was comprised of one of the…
Awesome – Firing the 88mm FLAK Gun (Watch)
One of the most famous weapons used by the Germans in World War II was the Flugabwehrkanoneor – Flak for short. The word means ‘aircraft…
Polish Codebreakers Cracked Enigma In 1932 – Long Before Alan Turing
The Polish government is calling for recognition for the Polish mathematicians who provided indispensable aid to Alan Turing in cracking the German Enigma code during…
Blue Angels Fat Albert Crazy Gut-Wrenching Take Off (Watch)
Fat Albert is the name given to a twenty-four-year-old C-130 Hercules aircraft. The Hercules is a troop transporter, and Fat Albert performs an important role…
Andy Murray Commemorates the Battle of the Somme With Sport Remembers Campaign
The Royal British Legion has launched a slightly different commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the Battle of the Somme with their “Sport Remembers” campaign.…