Straight Out Of Star Wars! The Soviet VVA-14
In the 1970s the Soviet Union developed a vertical take-off amphibious aircraft called the VVA-14, which could take off from water or land, and fly…
You’ve Never Seen This Before! How To Build The Mi-28NE “Night Hunter” Helicopter (Pictures)
This is how the Russian Helicopters Rostovka Plant build the Mi-26, Mi-28 and Mi-35! We’ve given special attention to the Mi-28NE “Night Hunter” which…
Rudolf Hess – The Nazi Party #2 Man, Stole A Plane & Flew to Britain To Make Peace, What Was He Thinking?!?
Rudolf Hess was one of the most notable politicians of the National-Socialist Party and, later Deputy Fuhrer of the Third Reich. His early life is…
Iranian Embassy Siege and More – Top 8 SAS Operations (We Know About)
The Special Air Service (SAS) was founded by Colonel David Stirling in 1941 as a regiment of the British Army. They were originally a…
After 30 Years, Plane Crash Killing 248 101st Airborne Division Soldiers Commemorated
On December 12, 1985, 248 US Soldiers from the 101st Airborne Division died in an airplane crash. They were on their way home from a…
Did You Know The Famous WWII Spitfire Was Crowd-Funded?
The Spitfire is an iconic emblem of World War II with its distinctive silhouette and the unmistakable growl from its Merlin engine, but what is…
Should Hungary Make Reparations to Holocaust Survivors?
Fourteen survivors of the Holocaust sued the Hungarian government and its national train company, MAV, last month. The charge was that they had cooperated with…
Yankee Air Museum Finds New Home In Old WWII Bomber Factory
Thousands of historical aviation artifacts and eight priceless aircraft were destroyed in a 2004 fire at the Yankee Air Museum in southeast Michigan. Without a…
4 Reasons Hannibal Couldn’t Win the War for Carthage
Hannibal Barca inflicted one of the worst defeats ever suffered by the Roman army at the battle of Cannae. Nearly 70,000 men were killed in…
A Bloody New Year – Battle of Stones River In The American Civil War
It was cold at the turning of the year in Murfreesboro, right in the middle of the state of Tennessee. The little town nestled under…
2 Years Before Filming It’s a Wonderful Life, Jimmy Stewart was Bombing the Daylights Out of Nazi Germany
Every year when the Christmas season rolls around, the classic film of a Banker, who wishes he had never been born and an angel who…
Operation Jericho – A Rescue Mission Which Turned Into A Bloodbath
Operation Jericho was an air raid conducted by the RAF with the goal of freeing the captives of the Nazi-held Amiens prison in France. The…