AD 732, Battle of Tours: Charles Martel the ‘Hammer’ Holds The Line Of Battle
Few Empires emerged as quickly as that of the Muslim Caliphates. Bursting out from what is now Saudi Arabia in the mid-7th century, the Islamic…
USS Samuel B. Roberts – “Destroyer Escort That Fought Like a Battleship” in the Battle of Leyte Gulf
USS Samuel B. Roberts had a short-lived but ferocious service. The ship was built in 1944 and was immediately sent to assist the Task Force…
Robbery and Murder Under Cover of the London Blitz in World War Two
German Air Raids on Britain were a feature of World War II, with bombing raids concentrating on strategic ports, important manufacturing cities and the capital…
ISU-152 Heavy Assault Gun From World War 2 With Massive 152.4 mm Howitzer
During World War II, the Soviets developed a massive mobile gun to defend against the German tanks. It was based on the KV-1S tank and…
Gargantuan US Airforce Warplane Boneyard (Watch)
The 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group (AMARG) may not be the most evocative name, but its nickname is far more striking. Referred to unofficially…
The Cold War Soviet T-54/55 Was The Most Produced Tank Ever
The T-54 is the most massively produced tank in history. Together with its counterpart which was adapted to protect the tank and its crew against…
From Bombs to Transportation – How Animals Have Been Used in Warfare
Warfare and animals. They go hand in hand, they always have. In a time when we now have high tech vehicles, bombs that can destroy…
Japanese Battleship Musashi — Part 2: The Rediscovery
The biggest ship to sail the seas during WWII, she was Japan’s pride and joy (and the bane of captains) till she was lost. It…
“Divided We Fall” Early Access – New WW2 Game Overview With Pictures and Trailer
Divided We Fall is a close-combat multiplayer game with team-driven strategy at its core set in various immersive battlefields of the Second World War. Command…
Chicago Honors Easy Company, Heroes of Operation Market Garden In The Second World War
The City of Chicago paid tribute recently to the 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, and 101st Airborne Division, more popularly known as Easy Company.…
Last Surviving Doolittle Raider Remembers America’s Daring Bombing Raid On Japan
At Perry-Houston County Airport in Georgia, a B-25 Mitchell bomber called Show Me , recently, sat at the end of a Runway 36. Aboard was Richard E.…
Group Rallying To Raise Funds To Bring Remains Of American WWII Veteran Home
American Legion Post 516 is named after Willie B. Hatcher, a World War II veteran who left a pregnant wife at home to fight in…