Australia’s Pearl Harbor – The Bombing of Darwin By 242 Japanse Aircraft
At 9:58 AM, February 19th, 1942, the humming drone of Japanese fighters and bombers was heard over Darwin, Australia. The residents, soldiers, and sailors of…
The Army Goes In – The Suez Crisis of 1956
The Suez Crisis comprised of an invasion by Israel of Egypt in late 1956, Britain and France soon followed in this invasion. The aim of…
5 Ideologies That Have Inspired Soldiers
Warriors need a reason to fight. Sometimes self-interest is enough, men and women fighting for pay or self-defence. But more often than not, ideology plays…
WWI Battle of Verdun: The Battle That Was Never ‘Won’
The president of France, Francois Holland, will join German Chancellor Angela Merkel at the re-opening ceremony of the recently renovated museum that stands on the…
British Officer’s WWI Diary Exposes Brutal Jungle Warfare in West Africa
The Great War is mainly associated with trench warfare and battlefields in Europe, though the war raged on other continents as well. The British National Army Museum…
Russian Robotic Tanks Developments Are Beating All Others
There is a growing trend in the world’s military to employ robots instead of human soldiers. The thinking is that they are more reliable…
The Secrets Locked inside a Shipwrecked Trumpet
It doesn’t look like the sort of thing that would have historical secrets locked inside. In fact, it looks more like the kind of thing…
Operation Iceberg, The Largest Amphibious Invasion In The Pacific
Two Marines from the 2nd Battalion, 1st Marines advance on Wana Ridge on 18 May 1945. Codenamed Operation Iceberg, the invasion of Okinawa was the…
Joseph Medicine Crow, Completed All Requirements To Become The Last Crow War Chief In WWII
According to the Crow Nation, a man has to do four things in order to become a war chief: (1) touch an enemy without killing…
Youngest Vietnam War US Marine Was 14 Years Old, He Was Killed In Action Age 15
The story of an underage US Marine who fought in the Vietnam War has been uncovered. Dan Bullock joined the US Marines so that he…
John Glenn, Astronaut and Senator Flew 59 Combat Missions In WWII And Shot Down 3 Russian MiG-15s in Korea
John Glenn, born July 18, 1921, was the oldest living former U.S. senator until his death on December 8. Before his 25-year career in the…
5 Epic One-Man Dare Devil Rampages In The History in War
The mood of war is one of frustration, chagrin, and uncertainty. Some choose to fight on to the bitter end, even snatching victory from seemingly…