Northrop N-9M Smashes Into a Penitentiary Exercise Yard, Pilot Loses His Life
On Monday, April 21, 2019, inmates at the California Rehabilitation Centre got the fright of their lives when a plane crashed into the prison exercise…
The Amazing Story of Survival Behind The Movie Into The White
Winter in Norway is a harsh affair. For people caught outdoors in the wilderness without shelter, the unforgiving climate can be fatal. During the Second…
Tough New York Gangster Monk Eastman Went on To Be a War Hero
The slums of New York City were notorious in their time for producing some of the most desperate, bloodthirsty, and depraved gangs and gangsters in…
Abandoned B-29 Spotted On Google Maps
There was also information onboard that the plane had flown missions between Alaska and Japan in order to detect Soviet nuclear testing in 1949. A…
The Concentration Camps of the Anglo-Boer War
Concentration camps are usually linked to WWII and the horrors of the Holocaust. However, they were around long before this and were used by many…
Can a Leopard Really Change it Spots?
There is an old saying: Can a leopard change its spots? Over the last 50 years, the German Leopard series of main battle tanks has…
The Australians at Pozieres: Battle of the Somme 1916
This success came at a huge cost. The Australian 1st Division suffered 5,285 casualties — an inordinate number given a division normally consists of around…
The Epic 4000 Mile Long March of the Communist Chinese
Seeing the success and growth of the communists, Chiang Kai-shek and his allies began an all-out war with them. In England in 1215, King John…
Images of the National Archive Armistice -Diverse Offerings From Pen & Sword
The victory summer of 1919 saw important visitors drop anchor off my home town. The Atlantic Fleet sailed into the Thames Estuary with a great…
The Time An F-106 Interceptor Landed Itself Without A Pilot
The world of military aviation is full of strange stories, freak accidents, amazing near-misses, and unlikely happenings. But few tales are stranger than the story…
Ordinary Membership Card: 102-Year-Old Veteran Honored in Canada
At 102 years old, Royal Canadian Air Force veteran Alward M. Gammell has a lot to reflect on. Among the many testaments to his loyalty…
‘The Most Intact U-Boat Wreck I’ve Ever Seen’ U-Boat Hunter Dr Innes McCartney
The submarine sank some 16 nautical miles 18 mi) northeast of Malin Head, in Ireland, where it lay for the next five decades. Unlike the…