Grumman F-14 Tomcat taking off

Grumman F-14 Tomcat: The Versatile Fighter Made For Top Gun Pilots

The Grumman F-14 Tomcat is one of the most iconic aircraft to ever be operated by the US Navy, with it serving as the primary…

Archaeologists looking at a Viking Age sword placed on a white tabletop

Norwegian Farmer Finds 1,000-Year-Old Viking Sword in Field

A Viking Age discovery has been made in southwestern Norway. Øyvind Tveitane Lovra was picking stones in a field with his sons when he came…

Entrance to Forst Zinna + Sinks lined against a wall in a communal bathroom

PHOTOS: The World War II-Era German Military Base That Was Occupied By the Soviets

In the forests of Germany, the Wehrmacht built numerous training areas and temporary living quarters for troops. Most of these structures have been demolished, as…

Challenger 2 driving up a small dirt hill + Leopard 2A7+ driving through a field

We Wouldn’t Want to Come Across These Main Battle Tanks (MBTs) in Combat

Main Battle Tanks (MBT) are some of the best armored vehicles in any military’s arsenal. Typically serving on the frontlines as a direct-fire weapon, they’re…

Julia Child

Julia Child Was An OSS Agent Before She Was A World Class Chef

Julia Child is best known for bringing delicious French food into American kitchens, but did you know she was an American spy during the Second…

UN Troops Take Bloody Ridge

The Battle of Bloody Ridge Definitely Earned Its Name During The Korean War

Jesse Beckett

The Korean War saw United Nations and North Korean forces repeatedly bounce back and forth between gaining territory and quickly losing it. UN troops were…

Members of the US Air Force's Misty unit standing together

The History Behind the USAF’s Top-Secret Fighter Pilot Unit in Vietnam

A new documentary slated to premiere on PBS stations on May 2, 2022 will introduce audiences to the never-before-told story of 157 US Air Force…

Colditz Castle

Colditz Castle Was Turned Into a Prisoner of War Camp During the Second World War

Colditz Castle, located in the Saxony town of the same name, has a long history. Dating back to the Holy Roman Empire, it has been…

Members of the 82nd Airborne Division watch as a test firing of C4 explosives explodes near the Orgun-e forward base in Afghanistan. The explosion was part of training exercises to teach U.S. troops how to build field explosives out of explosive C4 and detonation cords.

C-4: The Vietnam-Era Explosive Still Used Today

The Second World War was the catalyst for countless new technologies that we still use today. From medicines like penicillin to the atomic bomb and…

Things are busy on the USS Maryland in 1945

The USS Maryland (BB-46) Survived Two Kamikaze Hits During WWII And Stayed In The Fight

The USS Maryland (BB-46) was commissioned in 1921 and saw heavy use in World War II. She was right at the forefront of many important…

Kota Bharu: How Imperial Japan Conquered British Malaya in the Most Unlikely Way

Just 70 minutes before the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service commenced an attack on the United States naval base Pearl Harbor, another equally horrific battle…

Two Revolutionary War-era cannons on display

Revolutionary War-Era Cannons Pulled from Savannah River Could Be from Scuttled British Ship

The US Army Corps of Engineers’ Savannah District has completed maintenance dredging in the Savannah River, a project which uncovered a total of 19 cannons…