Watch: HMS Barham Explodes and Sinks (1941)
Constructed for the Royal Navy around 1910, the Queen Elizabeth battleship HMS Barham was often used as the flagship in battle. Having participated in World…
Johnny Horton: American War Balladeer Taught History Through Music
Johnny Horton, known also as “The Singing Fisherman”, led a life as adventurous and interesting as his storied songs. He grew up in Texas and…
Special Forces Fighting in Iraq – With The Aid of Vintage Vietnam War Plane
War is not a game – nor is it usually fought by retirees, especially those who have been in retirement for more than 30 years.…
Nolan working with Pop Star on new film on Dunkirk
Christopher Nolan has been working on decidedly fictional films, for the last several years, but the director of Interstellar and the Dark Knight trilogy is…
Helping America’s Invisible Veterans
At 26, Wilma Vaught was approached by an Army recruiter who promised her a commission and the opportunity to command should she join the military.…
Battle of the Neretva
Battle of the Neretva, also known as the Battle for the wounded, is a common name for a series of battles in the Neretva valley…
The Vietnam War’s ‘Napalm Girl’ Helps Others Heal
Kim Phuc was bitter and full of hatred for 10 years after the napalm bombs were dropped on the Vietnamese temple where she was taking…
5 Ways We Know About the Roman Army
Given the circumstances, we know an amazing amount about the ancient Roman army. Over 1500 years after the fall of the Roman Empire fell, we…
How Wargaming Manages Archival Material – By World of Tanks
Our Military Specialists recently visited the military archive facility in Chatellerault, France, in their latest fact-finding venture. Wargaming’s military specialists are dedicated to making our…
No, Really, Flying Tanks!
World War I was fought along vast front lines dug into trenches, men “going over the top,” pushing to gain some ground, and dropping down…
9 Reasons World War I Became Inevitable
The First World War was a conflict of unprecedented scale and destructiveness. Though its impact was unexpected, the arrival of war itself was not. Though…
What Happened To Gestapo Chief And Nazi War Criminal Heinrich Müller
A veil of mystery follows the name “Heinrich Muller” since his disappearance in 1945, after the fall of Berlin. Mueller was the head of Gestapo…