Here’s Why Saddam Hussein’s Plan to Engage the Coalition in WWI-Style Trench Warfare Failed
During the Gulf War, Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein used surprising tactics to fend off coalition forces. One idea, in particular, stands out as exceptionally outlandish…
Storming Through Enemy Trenches in Iraq, Marine Chontosh Went After The Enemy With Their Own Weapons
Once the bullets start flying, and explosions ring out, one often has mere seconds to interpret the battlefield and take decisive action if one is…
Big Changes Coming To First Division Museum at Cantigny Park
The mission statement for the First Division Museum at Cantigny Park, Wheaton reads ´Preserve, Present, Promote. Our mission is to preserve, interpret and present to the…
US Marine Dog Lucca Awarded the World’s Highest Honor for Service Dogs for Heroism
Lucca, A US Marine German shepherd, was awarded the People’s Dispensary for Sick Animals (PDSA) Dickin Medal for her heroism as a US Marine service dog…
Fighting Through the Streets of Fallujah, David Bellavia Survived Brutal Hand to Hand Combat
Any other year and November 10th would be one of joy and revelry as David Bellavia celebrated his birthday. However, 2004 was not any other…
Storming Through Enemy Trenches in Iraq, Marine Chontosh Went After The Enemy With Their Own Weapons
Once the bullets start flying and explosions ring out, one often has but seconds to interpret the battlefield and take decisive action if they are…
Three of a kind: The stories of three pilots from different conflicts – Reviewed by Mark Barnes
The self-publishing juggernaut rumbles on with this entertaining and quite personal work from Kerry White from Australia. Having published two previous books, he now turns to the…
Dr Sanjay Gupta Drill Bit Surgery To Save Marine Shot In The Head In Iraq
In 2003, the US invaded Iraq, allegedly because it had weapons of mass destruction. Dr. Sanjay Gupta, author, neurosurgeon, and medical correspondent for CNN, was…
The Battle of 73 Easting – The Mother Of All Battles?
The First Gulf War is best remembered for its air strikes. Before the ground-invasion of Iraq, the American-led coalition devastated the enemy with high-tech bombing…
Of Flight and Fight: Retired Brigadier General Bob Scott shares life journey and war exploits at 90
Retired Brigadier General Robert “Bob” Scott spent almost all his life in dedication to military aviation. His name is inseparable to the history U.S. Air…
Korean War: The Spine-Tingling Heroism Of The British Who Fought For Their Lives
Corporal Jim Lucock described himself as an ordinary man who just wanted to stay alive. But in war it doesn’t matter how much you want…
Commonwealth War Graves Commission Set Out To Restore Destroyed Graves in Iraq
In Barsa, Iraq a cemetery where British soldiers from both World Wars were laid to rest, has been destroyed by vandals and looters. The graveyard…