The Terrifying German Rocket Launchers in 25 Photos
The first missile launcher systems developed in Germany were designed to fire both shells loaded with poisonous substances, and projectiles containing a smoke-forming composition to…
Crazy! They Started a Bloody War Over a Bucket
Wars have been fought for all kinds of reasons: political ideology, religion, and territory, to name but three. A reason that seems perfectly reasonable to…
Tracking Santa and Nuclear Missiles – 5 Interesting Facts About NORAD
The North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) is an organization run by the governments of Canada and the United States. Its function is to constantly…
Hunter of the Bismarck and Gallant Warrior of the Sea – HMS Ark Royal
HMS Ark Royal was built in Birkenhead, England from 1934 to 1938. It was designed to conform to the standards of the Washington Naval Treaty.…
Miracle Weapons: Hitler’s Jet Planes & Rockets to Save the Nazis
Wunderwaffe or “miracle weapons” were new types of weapons designed to save the Third Reich from defeat in World War II. Nazi propaganda placed great…
Two Important New Books From The Pen & Sword Stable
First up we have a new book from Chris Goss that is a most welcome addition to the canon of Battle of Britain literature. In…
The First Gunslinger: The Lone Gunman at Orleans
At the Siege of Orleans in 1429, in yet another brutal phase of the Hundred Year’s War, the English suffered a major blow to their…
How Communists in Germany Allied with Nazis to Destroy Democracy
The cooperation between the communist and Nazi parties in Germany to undermine social democracy must be one of the strangest and most extreme partnerships in…
Women Join the Ranks to Keep WWII History Alive
“A nation that forgets its past has no future.” -Winston Churchill Currently in Belarus, more than ten clubs with a combined total of over 500…
Tejas MK1 Fighter Completes India’s First In-Air Refueling
The Indian defense capability took a big step forward with the successful air-to-air refueling of the Tejas MK1 fighter aircraft by an IL-78 MKI tanker.…
Abandoned Military Bases Left to Rot are Reminders of War
Wars are not intended to last forever, thank goodness, even though those fighting them and civilians enduring them probably feel that they might. And the…
The Maginot Line Mostly Worked the Way it was Expected to & Great Footage in Here Too
The moment the Germans entered Belgium, the plan was for the French (and hopefully British) to move in and fight them there and the Maginot…