President Abraham Lincoln’s assassination left the nation in shock and mourning, but amid the tragedy, attention turned to the items in his pocket on that fateful night
In the early hours of April 14, 1865, President Abraham Lincoln was fatally shot by actor and Confederate sympathizer John Wilkes Booth while attending a…
The HK433 from Heckler & Koch likely won’t be used as a standard-issue U.S. service rifle despite its versatility and modern features but could find success on the international market
Heckler & Koch shook up the firearms world in the 1990s with the introduction of the G36, a sleek successor to the aging G3. Built…
The completely ambidextrous XM7 rifle is poised to replace the M4 as the standard weapon of U.S. Army infantry
The XM7 rifle is poised to replace the M4 as the standard weapon of U.S. Army infantry, ushering in a new era of military firearm…
The senior admiral behind the Pearl Harbor attacks feared America’s reaction would cripple Japan – and he was right
Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto of the Imperial Japanese Navy held a rare perspective among Japan’s military leaders. Having spent years in the United States—including service as…
The reason why Prince Harry wasn’t permitted to wear the ‘ER’ cypher on his military uniform at the Queen’s funeral
Following Queen Elizabeth II’s death on September 8, 2022, the United Kingdom entered a period of mourning marked by national grief and heartfelt tributes celebrating…
Air Force Tech Sgt. Richard Fitzgibbon Jr. was killed in Vietnam but it took his family years to get him recognized as a casualty of the war
The question of when the Vietnam War truly began remains unsettled among historians. Some trace its origins as far back as 1887, when Vietnam became…
Heartbroken after his youngest son died in combat during WWI, former President Theodore Roosevelt passed away just a few months later
Throughout the nation’s history, numerous U.S. presidents have carried military experience into the Oval Office, with 31 serving in the armed forces. That tradition of…
With their submarine dead in the water and 100 miles away from shore, the crew of the USS R-14 (SS-91) relied on makeshift sails made from blankets to get back to land
Viewed through today’s lens, a submarine from the First World War seems crude—and even back then, relying on sails was practically unheard of. Yet in…
Green M548 Troop Carrier Rides Here to Stay at The Tank Museum!
Successful testing of renewable diesel in the Cold War-era M548 troop carriers at The Tank Museum means a greener future for the museum’s historic running…
Unsolved mysteries from World War Two: Incidents that puzzle experts to this day
Written by Jesse Beckett and Clare Fitzgerald Human curiosity is drawn to what cannot be fully explained—and World War II remains a wellspring of unresolved…
Lt. Thomas Ray and and his flight engineer were executed by Cuban troops during the Bay of Pigs invasion, but it would take decades for the CIA to disclose what happened
In 1961, during the disastrous Bay of Pigs Invasion, the U.S. covertly enlisted Alabama Air National Guard pilots to fly support missions for the CIA’s…
The T28 Super Heavy Tank was designed to be an armored fortress but the project was suddenly cut short
Tanks revolutionized warfare when they first appeared in World War I, and by the time World War II loomed, the U.S. military envisioned an even…