The Top 10 Misconceptions of the First World War
Many probably don’t realize that what they’ve learned about history, especially when it comes to WWI, is not necessarily true. Here are the top 10…
Despite Frequent Disciplinary Problems, “Bunker Buster” Joe Hooper Was Awarded Medal of Honor Plus More In Vietnam
It is often the case that the men who give you the most trouble in garrison are exactly the sort of man that you want…
Tapping the Admiral: Horatio Nelson Pickled in Liquor
A long used euphemism in sailing circles, and in some pubs and bars, refers to slurping liquor from a straw directly from the barrel. The…
Massive US Submarines Breaking Through Ocean of Ice in the Arctic (Watch)
US Navy Submarine USS Hartford emerging from ice during the ICEX 2016. The U.S. Navy’s ICEX, or Ice Exercise, is a biennial exercise conducted above…
Nuclear Powered Tank – Chrysler TV-8
In the 1950s, Chrysler designed the Chrysler TV-8 tank. It was an exciting concept at the time, as it was envisioned as a nuclear-powered tank…
Amazing German Aviator Who Escaped From a British PoW Camp and Died Exploring A Patagonian Glacier
Gunther Plüschow was a man of singular talents, feats, and ambition. In the English-speaking world, we might have heard of his escape from a POW…
Medal of Honor, 3 Navy Crosses, and Highest Ship Kill Count for Submarine Commander in the Pacific Belong to Richard O’ Kane
The War in the Pacific was perhaps the last time that history has given us all-out open warfare between two mighty naval fleets on a…
Scotland’s National Museum of Flight to Open after Redevelopment
After a £3.6 million redevelopment of two World War II hangars, the National Museum of Flight will display more than 30 aircraft, including a Spitfire.…
Civilians Killed by German Airships during World War I Remembered 100 Years Later
On the night of March 31 and into April 1, 1916, twelve people were killed in Suffolk (with more deaths later in Essex) as bombs…
Vintage AT-6 Texan Crash Claims Two lives
On 23rd March 2016, eyewitnesses saw a plane crash into the Columbia River about a mile north of Pier 39. It was late in the…
Native American and WWII ‘code talker’ dies at 92
Gilbert Horn Sr., a decorated World War II Native American code talker, died March 25, 2016, at the Northern Montana Care Center in Havre at…
Battle of Bibracte: Sending the Swiss to Switzerland
Caesar is perhaps most famous for his rise to power in Rome through the lengthy civil wars. Roman armies fighting each other made for interesting…