The Ultra-Versatile M29 Weasel in Photos
Initially introduced to serve as part of a secret commando operation in Norway in 1942, the M29 Weasel was designed to overcome difficult surface conditions,…
B-36 Peacemaker – Billion-dollar Blunder or Nuclear Deterrent?
The B-36 Peacemaker, a long-range bomber, never saw action in a war. However, it certainly caused a major political war to break out between the…
Bradley Fighting Vehicle Will Get “Decisively Lethal” Replacement
What does the future of combat look like on the ground? For the US Army, there is nothing that the Next Generation Combat Vehicle Cross…
Pirate, Honorable War Hero, or Nazi Agent? – Count Felix von Luckner
During and after the First World War, Count Felix von Luckner gained legendary status for his ability to wage warfare without casualties, his honorable treatment…
Niihau Incident at Pearl Harbor – Local Hawaiians Fought Downed Japanese Pilot and Sympathizers
Shigenori Nishikaichi knew his Zero was doomed once his fuel tank was hit by American fire. He had already successfully guarded a group of bombers…
The “Peanut Special” – Grumman F4F Wildcat in Photos
Even though both the United States and Great Britain became fighter aircraft powerhouses by the late stages of World War II, the situation was quite…
The Vietnam Tanker That Fought Off an Ambush with His Colt 45
Dwight Johnson came from the housing projects in Detroit and became a recipient of the Medal of Honor in Vietnam. Even more noteworthy is that…
National WWI Museum and Memorial Commemorates the Centennial of the World War I Armistice with Special Events
Firing on the First World War’s Western Front ended on Nov. 11, 1918. This year marks 100 years since the stillness fell across the battlefields…
How Germany Prepared for the Battle of the Bulge
The Battle of the Bulge was Hitler’s last great attempt to win the Second World War. In December 1944, as the Allies pressed in from…
12 Impressive German Self-Propelled Guns of WW2
Self-propelled guns played an important part in the Second World War, making heavy firepower mobile more cheaply than tanks did. Here are some of the…
Conqueror’s Blade Launches Siege Tests
Medieval Warlord MMO Catapults into First Testing Phases Global publisher My.com and developer Booming Games are excited to reveal the next step for their medieval…
Joachim Rønneberg, Norwegian WWII hero who led raid to destroy Nazi heavy water plant, dies at 99
Norwegian hero, Joachim Rønneberg, the last of the men who raided the Nazi heavy-water plant in 1943, died on October 21, 2018. He was 99…