The Doolittle raid remembered
Just before eight o’clock on the morning of December 7th, 1941, Japanese carrier based aircraft launched an unprovoked attacked on the US naval base at…
Duke of Windsor’s visit to Nazi Germany in 1937.
A parcel of sixty photographs, compiled by the equerry to the Duke of Windsor, Sir Dudley Forwood, of an unofficial visit of the Duke of…
Holocaust: The Third Reich and the Gypsies
Before Hitler targeted and mass slaughtered the Jews in what historically went down as the Holocaust, the Third Reich first victimized the Gypsies – the…
A high-tech promise – Veteran discusses working with new technologies in the 1960s U.S. Navy
By Jeremy P. Amick Graduation from a Nashville area high school in 1956 was only the beginning of a technology-laden adventure for local veteran Bill…
WINCHESTER LEVER-ACTION RIFLES & MAUSER MILITARY RIFLES Review by Mark Barnes
My esteemed colleague Phil Hodges is a big fan of Osprey books but he has been a bit busy working as a fighter pilot in…
Future of JFK’s Cold War Bunker in doubt
The Port of Palm Beach and the operators of the bunker where President John F. Kennedy would have been protected had World War III erupted…
Never Let your Age Be an Excuse: 78-year Old Revolutionary War Hero Samuel Whittemore Didn’t
The Revolutionary War, or the War of American Independence if you’re not American, was full of awe-inspiring stories of bravery and daring. Ardent patriots stood…
Saddam’s Secret Super Gun – Project Babylon
Project Babylon was an Iraqi code name for the construction of a supergun, commissioned by Sadam Hussein in 1988. The engineer in charge of the…
B-29 Superfortress ‘Doc’ Almost Ready For Takeoff – Engine Test Successfully!
B-29 ‘Doc’ – Courtesy of b-29doc.com Volunteers have brought back to life an aging World War Two Boeing B-29 Superfortress bomber known as ‘Doc’. The bomber…
8 Great WWI Movies in Honor of the Great War’s Centenary
Here are 8 great war movies in honor of the Centenary of the First World War. 1. J’accuse (1919) The first in our list of…
This A-10 Warthog Video With Awesome Sound Will Send Shivers Down Your Spine
In the early 1970s, the A-10 Thunderbolt II was developed. This official name is derived from the Republic P-47 Thunderbolt that was used in World…
8 Reasons for the French Military Disaster at Dien Bien Phu
Arrogance. Ignorance. Poor planning. These were the weapons with which French commanders fought the Battle of Dien Bien Phu, and with which they ensured their…