Blood Transfusion Tripled Survival Rates: How WW1 Had an Impact on Blood Donation
More than a hundred years ago, Europe and America were convinced that serious and large-scale military conflicts were impossible. On January 1, 1901, in the…
The Remains of Hundreds of Jews Found in Nazi-Era Mass Grave in Belarus
The town was turned over to the Soviets who were allies with the Nazis at the time Soldiers in Belarus are excavating a mass grave…
101st Airborne: The Lightning in Desert Storm
Many reports indicated that the Apaches and other vehicles and equipment would not function properly in the desert environment. The Screaming Eagles of the 101st…
Poles Apart -Grant & Lee -The American Civil War Generals
“Well, Mary, the question is settled,” said Robert E. Lee to his wife when his precious State of Virginia seceded from the Union and joined…
It Wiped Out Large Numbers of Its Own Pilots – The Unstable Sopwith Camel
This aircraft is credited with destroying more enemy planes than any other British aircraft of World War One, but it was also responsible for killing…
The History of U.S. Military Sidearms
This pistol’s lethality made it virtually irreplaceable. The U.S. military has a long and storied history. Our brave soldiers have traveled across the globe in…
Mosquito Bite: Yours For a Cool $7 MILLION!
With a range of over 3,000 km (1,900 miles), a de Havilland Mosquito could fly from London to Warsaw and back. Are you tired of…
Washington-With Great Power Comes Great Responsibility
Washington was inaugurated as the First President of the United States on April 30, 1789. Henry “Light Horse” Harry Lee famously eulogized George Washington as,…
The Airman Who Fell 18,000 Feet Without A Parachute & Lived
Faced with a terrible choice – that of burning to death, or falling to his death, Alkemade chose the latter option. Aerial combat, like naval…
Forget Tanks: Meet The War Elephants of The 21st Century
AK-47 rifles, RPGs, pistols and revolvers, a few artillery pieces, and some homemade firearms. They also, however, have war elephants. The mention of the phrase…
Soviet Storm – The Battle of Stalingrad
24,000,000 rifle and machine gun rounds were fired by the Soviets in the last month of the battle alone. 1942 was a tumultuous year for…
The Bombardier Brown Bear who Fought at Monte Casino
The soldiers initially kept him hidden, but this proved to be increasingly difficult as he began to explode in size. War history is full of…