Not Just Tanks: WWI had more vehicles than we tend to think
Tanks came into their own in WWI and eventually developed into a host of modern fighting vehicles. However, tanks were not the only motorized vehicles…
The Many Lives Of A US Civil War Revenue Cutter Which Was Present At The Start Of The Civil War
Late in the day on April 11th, 1861, the ship Nashville was sailing past Charleston harbor. The crew could see a fleet of ships at…
The Battle for Lake Tanganyika was one of the Strangest Battles of World War One
Lake Tanganyika is the longest freshwater lake in the world, and a natural wonder but one of the strangest battles of WWI took place on…
The WW2 Sinking of Two Mighty Warships – HMS Prince of Wales and HMS Repulse
On December 8, 1941, the drone of aircraft could be heard over Singapore harbor; the war in the Pacific had begun. That evening, two ships…
Harrowing Stories From Iwo Jima: One Man’s Life Onboard A Landing Ship Tank In 1945
Iwo Jima is a small island in the Southeast Pacific; rocky and dominated by a large volcano on its southern peninsula. Today, there is no…
The Sinking of KMS Blucher At The Dawn Of World War Two
It was a chilly April day in 1940 when the Phoney War ended for Norway. Snow still sat on the hills around Drøbak Sound, just…
USCGC Heriberto Hernandez, Named For A Coastguard Hero Who Was Killed In Vietnam
On October 16, 2015, the United States Coast Guard gained a new Cutter. The 154 foot Sentinel Class Fast Response Cutter was named after a…
How Churchill’s Relative Survived a Concentration Camp
During WWII, the Germans caught an Allied spy. Fortunately, she had a famous relative – British Prime Minister Winston Churchill. Odette Marie Céline Brailly was…
Although Steel Ruled The Waves, Wooden Boats Still Found A Place In WWII
The Second World War saw the advent of modern warfare. Navy fleets began using steel and aluminum aircraft to strike at one another. Submarines patrolled…
HMAS Sydney Faces German Cruiser Kormoran In A Fight to the Death
Off the western coast of Australia, two ships lie on the bottom, time capsules of a battle which took place over 75 years ago. In…
When The US Dumped Over $10 Million Worth Of Choppers Into The Sea
One of the most iconic images from the fall of Saigon did not happen in Saigon. It happened at sea where sailors pushed helicopters off their ships.…
A Bridge Too Far: The Battle for Arnhem – At A Glance
Operation Market Garden was one of the boldest moves by Allied forces in the Second World War. The ambition shown in this plan proved greater…