K Rations Included Chewing Gum for Several Reasons
As most military rations are barely discernible as food, the addition of the gum provided a highly desirable element of flavor. An army marches on…
Who Was The First Black Soldier to Receive the Victoria Cross?
White officers leading non-white men made particularly tempting targets for snipers, as the British Indian Army would discover in the First World War. In 1866—only…
Guns of Navarone: How Effective was Coastal Artillery in WWII?
Total Axis losses to the British guns consisted of four transport ships, and one submarine which was damaged and then scuttled by her crew. Most…
150 British Soldiers Against 4000 Zulus: The Defence of Rorke’s Drift
11 Victoria Crosses and Four Distinguished Conduct Medals were awarded in this most epic of battles. Eleven Victoria Crosses, the highest and most prestigious medal…
What if Britain had Lost the Battle Above its Skies in WWII?
The most likely result of German victory and the success of Operation Sea Lion would have been a new government in the UK. During the…
Foo Fighters Learn to Fly: UFOs of WWII
Some researchers became more convinced that the foo fighters had then simply been hallucinations. The name “foo fighters” has become synonymous with Dave Grohl’s rock…
Train Hard and Fight Easy: The Cost of Military Perfection
According to UK Ministry of Defence figures, 143 UK Armed Forces deaths have occurred while on training or exercise between January 1, 2000 and August…
From Biplane to Hurricane: The Slip-Wing experiment
The aircraft took off as a bi-plane, flew out over the sea with an RAF Hudson flying escort, jettisoned the upper wing, and returned to…
An Unlikely Alliance: When America Sided With Germany to Help China!
Von Seeckt was instrumental in forming Wehrmacht strategies. He believed in a well-armed and trained small force as opposed to a larger, untrained force. The…
A Storm in June: The Life, Death and WWII Legacy of Author Irene Nemirovsky
On July 13, 1942 Nemirovsky was arrested, and on July 17 was put on Convoy No. 6 for Auschwitz. In 1930 Irene Nemirovsky’s debut novel…
Armored Warfare “Arabian Nights – Part II” Available On Pc
Brand-new story missions, New French and Italian vehicles and dedicated Battalion features. Global publisher and developer My.com is proud to introduce the second part of…
‘A Decision to Serve’ The Korean War Veteran Who Upheld a Family Legacy
“With the Korean War going on, I realized I didn’t want to be drafted into the Marines or Army and have to sleep on the…