Soviet Amphibious Vehicle Designs
The Soviets tried many times through history to create an amphibious vehicle. Some of those attempts were more successful than others. The GAZ-46 MAV was…
Aircraft Carriers Rule the Seas! – DOD Videos
Aircraft carriers and associated technology have advanced considerably since their humble origins in the First World War. In 1910, pilot Eugene Burton Ely was the…
Snipers Created Confederate Chain-of-Command Crisis at Antietam
At Antietam—as with other Civil War battles—the most modern weaponry was employed, rifled muskets and long-range cannons that could lob a shell a mile distant.…
Five Myths About the Vikings
The Vikings established a name for themselves as traders, explorers and warriors from the late 8th through the early 11th centuries. They also allegedly discovered…
How the Tanker USS Neosho Helped Save U.S. Carriers in Battle of Coral Sea
Undoubtedly, some types of U.S. Naval ships, past and present, are more recognizable, more famous, more flashy than others. Aircraft carriers and battleships immediately come…
In Depth Look at the German Panzer III
The Wehrmacht from the first day of World War II used the Panzerkampfwagen III (or Pz.III) tank. It was used as part of Wehrmacht divisions until the…
U.S. Officials Play War Game to Combat Potential US Oil Shortages
A group of former high-ranking US officials from the government and military spent three hours working through a mock scenario of an oil crisis caused…
Disastrous Rapido Crossing – How has History Judged General Mark Clark?
It has been said that some men who achieve greatness are not necessarily great men. That can refer to moral turpitude; it can refer to…
Battleship Yamato’s Final Kamikaze Mission
IJN Yamato, a battleship of the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN), was the first battleship of the Yamato class, the largest and most powerful battleship in naval…
Built To Last: Five Decades for the Iowa Class Battleship
The United States has always demonstrated its fierce independence by going in directions that other nations might find unusual or even downright odd. But if…
Allies Knew About Battle of the Bulge – Why they Ignored Intelligence
On the 16th of December 1944, German tanks roared out of the Ardennes forest and smashed into Allied lines. Germany’s last great offensive of the…
River Snakes – Civil War Gunboats in Action
The Western Theater of the American Civil War brought its own challenges to defeating the southern Rebels. Fewer railroads and a sparser population spread left…