Great Fighters of WWII – Yak-3 and Yak-9 in Photos
The middle of World War II, called the Great Patriotic War in the USSR, was for the Soviet engineer Alexander Yakovlev one of his most…
Missing Civil War Sword From 54th Mass Rediscovered After More Than A Century
When an elderly parent or relative passes away, there is often the task of sifting through all the things that make up a life, and…
American Paratrooper Captured in Normandy Escapes and Becomes Red Army Tanker – Joseph Beyrle
Joseph Beyrle is the only American soldier who officially took part in battles in the American and Red armies on the eastern and western fronts…
B-24 Liberator in Action – Video and Photos
The B-24 was among the most useful aircraft in the hands of the American armed forces. It featured in every theater of World War II…
Today in Military History – September 23rd
1779: Captain John Paul Jones defeats British and Utters Now Famous Phrase During the Revolutionary War, the British man-of-war HMS Serapis clashed against the American…
Best Generals in the Napoleonic Wars
Napoleon Bonaparte is considered by many people to be the best military strategist of all time. However, he was not the only one who performed…
Civil War Sniper Jack Hinson Was Hell Bent on Revenge
An old proverb dictates that, “revenge is a dish best served cold,” but to Southerner Jack Hinson, revenge tasted best when he was consumed with…
Experience 2 Days in WWI Trenches to See How it Was – Man Builds a Replica
Andy Robertshaw, 62, is a military historian with a specialization in World War I. He has spent a year and a half turning a one-acre…
The B-17 Flying Fortress in 26 Images
It is a fact that the American B-17 Flying Fortress remains among the most produced bombers in history, only trailing the B-24 Liberator and German-made…
The Start of the BIG campaigns 73,000 Strong – Operation Torch in Photos
Operation Torch was a collaborative invasion of North Africa by British and American forces, which ran from the 8th to the 16th of November…
Machine-Gun Girl: Collaborator Executed 1500 People
On August 11, 1979 in the city of Bryansk, Antonina Makarova was sentenced to death. She became the first of three women given a death…
Predators of the Seas: Life Inside a U-Boat – In 41 Images
The Treaty of Versailles had a number of clauses that were designed to tamp down on Germany’s desires to keep advancing military technology after World…