Ku-Go. Japan’s top-secret weapon inspired by Tesla’s “Death Ray”
The arms race during World War Two resulted in an entire gallery of new weapons. Some of them opened completely new perspectives of conventional warfare,…
Why Did Germans Shoot Female Russian Soldiers on Sight
Stories about military history often focus on battlefield tactics and strategy. When they do focus on people, it is usually on a male soldier. However,…
The Fierce Australian Juggernaut: The firing was so intense the jungle was stripped of vegetation in minutes, the Japanese were decimated
In August 1942 the Japanese were hell-bent on taking the city of Port Moresby in New Guinea. Trying to stop their inexorable advance along the…
Friendly Fire: Russia’s Doomed Baltic Fleet & the Dogger Bank Incident of 1904
The early years of the twentieth century were violent and bloody for Russia. Economic turmoil and a burgeoning peasant class made for social unrest right…
The Gurkha Stood up in Open Sight, Shot a Sniper Pinning Down his Men Before Going on to Clear 5 Bunkers, Single-Handedly
Bhanbhagta Gurung was awarded the Victoria Cross (VC), Great Britain’s highest military award for gallantry, in 1945 for singlehandedly clearing five Japanese positions and inspiring…
Roman Reenactments: Would Flood Arenas to Float Their Ships & Fight With Convicts & Pows
The Roman reputation for extravagant displays was hard-earned, with thousands of people involved in staging various entertainments. There were the ever-popular gladiators, battling it out…
Hero: Forcing the copilot’s body off the controls, he brought the plane out of a steep dive, flying with his left hand only
During the course of war, it is safe to say that many men who fight have some very bad days they would like to forget.…
Quiet Man: When Cadets at The US Air Force Academy Realized Their Janitor Was Medal Of Honor Hero
Some men’s greatness is not immediately apparent to observers, and that was certainly true of William Crawford. The quiet, seemingly unremarkable man worked as a janitor…
Remember the Vought XSB2U-1 Vindicator? Here Are 24 Images to Remind You
In the 1930s, military technology was on the rise, especially when it came to aircraft. Various companies were working together with governments in Germany, Great…
Want to Operate an Flak 88? Three Excellent Operator’s Manuals From Haynes
I’m a fan of these Haynes operator’s manuals and there seems to be no end to subjects the publisher is willing to approach. I had…
100 Beautiful Colourised Photos of WW1 for the 1918-2018 Centenary
I began colourising black and white photos professionally in 2014, coinciding with the centenary of the outbreak of WW1 in 1914. Around the world there…
Ike returned to Normandy with Walter Cronkite 20 years after D-Day
“Soldiers, sailors and airmen of the Allied Expeditionary Force: You are about to embark upon the Great Crusade, toward which we have striven these many…