Convair B-36 Peacemaker – The Billion Dollar Blunder?
Shown here is a 1950 era propaganda picture produced by the U.S. Signal Corps highlighting the then new B-36 intercontinental nuclear bomber. Playing in the…
Top 10 Strangest Armored Cars of WWII
Being in a war gives one license to get creative and here are the proofs — ten vehicular oddballs birthed during the Second World War…
Incredible Heroism Of Carrier Deck Crews Rescueing Trapped Pilots (Watch)
The unsung heroes of the aircraft carrier battles in the pacific theater are without a doubt the deck crewmen. Working tirelessly to repair and prepare…
FUSAG: Patton’s D-Day Army That Didn’t Exist
An army can help win a war without even existing. Strange as that may seem, this is exactly what happened in the case of the First United…
Animals have been used as Parachutists for Years and are still Being used in the Army Today
Most people know that NASA used animals to send to the moon and on other missions before committing human beings to space. However, people do…
Lt. Presley O’Bannon, the Marine Corps Mameluke Sword, and the Shores of Tripoli Before It Was a Hymn
One can say many things about the United States Marine Corps, but one can’t say that these mighty warriors of the modern era do not…
Anne Frank replica ‘Escape Bunker’ concept is deemed disrespectful by the Anne Frank Foundation
In the town of Valkenswaard, which is 87 miles outside of Amsterdam, an Escape Bunker has recently been opened to the visitors, with a room…
Large Cache of Wartime Nazi & Resistance Documents Uncovered in France
Historians in France have discovered secret service documents from World War II that provide information about how both the Germans and the French conducted their…
Ambitious Campaign to Restore Iconic B-52B Aircraft at the National Museum of Nuclear Science & History
The National Museum of Nuclear Science & History will launch an ambitious campaign through Indiegogo – a funding platform for creative projects, directly supported by…
House Passes Bill to allow Female WWII Pilots (WASPS) to be buried in Arlington National Cemetery
On Tuesday, the House passed a bill to allow female WWII pilots to be buried at Arlington National Cemetery. Rep. Martha McSally, R-AZ, sponsored the…
Single Combat At The Siege of Bayonne, 1131AD
Pedro de Lara was bored. His had lived a full life, a life of personal pride and skill at arms, of politics, wine and of…
Invading Okinawa, The Biggest Amphibious Invasion In The Pacific
Codenamed Operation Iceberg, the invasion of Okinawa was the largest amphibious landing in the Pacific theater of the Second World War which started on April…