‘The Longest Day’ is considered one of the most iconic Hollywood war movies, but behind the scenes, tensions were high between John Wayne and a producer
Considered one of the seminal war films of the 1960s, The Longest Day is regularly cited among cinema’s most impressive military epics. Beneath its sweeping…
Using her status as a social worker, Irena Sendler smuggled 2,500 Jewish children from the Warsaw Ghetto during WWII
War often calls for courage from more than just soldiers. Ordinary civilians, acting with quiet determination, sometimes risk everything to perform acts of selflessness and…
The Japanese battleship Kongō was one of the most heavily armed when it was built and became known as the ‘Indestructible Diamond’
The Japanese battleship Kongō earned legendary status for its formidable strength and resilience, inspiring evocative nicknames such as “Indestructible Diamond,” “Indra’s Spear,” and “Divine Thunder.”…
During the Vietnam War, some of the important service members of the American forces weren’t soldiers – they were dogs
In Vietnam’s thick, unforgiving jungles, some of the U.S. military’s most dependable allies were four-legged. Military working dogs performed essential tasks—sniffing out hidden booby traps,…
Before he was the voice of Darth Vader and Mufasa, James Earl Jones was a U.S. Army Officer
Well before James Earl Jones became renowned for his powerful screen and stage performances, he wore the uniform of a U.S. Army officer. After studying…
What it’s like to live and serve on a military submarine, operating undetected beneath the surface of the ocean
Submarines rank among the most complex achievements in modern engineering, built to operate unseen beneath the ocean’s surface for weeks or even months at a…
Fred Gwynne: The acclaimed ‘Munsters’ actor who served in the U.S. Navy as a radioman during WWII
Fred Gwynne’s imposing height and resonant voice later defined iconic roles such as Herman Munster and Jud Crandall, yet his journey began well before the…
A rare Christmas truce between Americans and Germans occurred in 1944 while seeking shelter in a French family’s home
When the idea of a Christmas truce during wartime comes to mind, most people think of the famous 1914 pause in fighting that occurred along…
With the help of locals, a U.S. Navy radioman evaded capture on Guam for over two years after Japanese forces invaded the island
War often pushes human endurance to its absolute limits, demanding courage, adaptability, and unwavering resolve in the face of constant danger. George Ray Tweed, a…
The Snipex Alligator can penetrate about 10 mm of steel armor at ranges from 2,000 to 7,000 meters
Written by Samantha Franco and Clare Fitzgerald Developed by XADO-Holding Ltd., the Snipex Alligator has proven itself as a formidable anti-materiel rifle, significantly enhancing Ukraine’s…
Kim Campbell is one of the few U.S. Air Force pilots in history to manually land an A-10 Thunderbolt II
During a 2003 combat mission over Baghdad, U.S. Air Force pilot Kim Campbell found herself in a life-or-death situation when her A-10 Thunderbolt II was…
When he passed away in 2007, Brigadier General Paul Tibbets, pilot of the Enola Gay, had no funeral or gravesite
In 2007, Brigadier General Paul Tibbets—the pilot of the Enola Gay, the aircraft that dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima—made an extraordinary decision about his…