Featured in World War IIBYJoseph TrevithickMar 15, 2022ShareOdesa’s Maze-Like Catacombs Could Be Bad News For Russian InvadersOdesa’s catacombs could prove vexing for Russian invaders just as they have for other enemies in conflicts past. BYJoseph TrevithickMar 15, 2022ShareBYJoseph TrevithickMar 10, 2022ShareNeedy Ukrainian Reserve Units Could Be Armed With Pre-World War II DP-27 Machine GunsUkrainian Territorial Defense Forces personnel are in need of guns and the antique Soviet DP-27 machine gun might help solve that problem. BYJoseph TrevithickMar 10, 2022ShareBYThomas NewdickDec 8, 2021ShareFlying Boats Flew Japan’s Little-Known Follow-On Raid On Pearl HarborThe second attempted attack on Pearl Harbor indirectly changed the course of the war in the Pacific. BYThomas NewdickDec 8, 2021ShareBYBrian O'RourkeNov 11, 2021ShareTails Of War: Animals Have Made The Rigors Of Combat More Bearable Wherever Troops Have ServedThis Veterans Day, we invite you to remember the four-legged friends who made troops’ service a little brighter. BYBrian O'RourkeNov 11, 2021ShareBYThomas NewdickJul 26, 2021ShareThis Kamikaze Impact Mark On A British Cruiser Is A Testament To The Brutality Of The Pacific WarThe British cruiser HMS Sussex had a lucky escape on this day in 1945, but others were far less fortunate. BYThomas NewdickJul 26, 2021ShareBYThomas NewdickJul 9, 2021ShareThe B-17 Bomber’s Combat Debut 80 Years Ago Today Was A FiascoPoor tactics and a lack of defensive armament saw the Flying Fortress withdrawn from European bomber operations in 1941. BYThomas NewdickJul 9, 2021ShareBYTyler RogowayMay 31, 2021ShareThese Sailors Releasing Their Shipmates’ Bodies Into The Sea Is Worth Thinking Of This Memorial DayUSS Intrepid’s darkest day is a reminder of how so many gave so much. BYTyler RogowayMay 31, 2021ShareBYThomas NewdickMay 12, 2021ShareUSS Sealion Was The Navy’s Unique Helicopter-Accommodating SubmarineA veteran of the Pacific War, this Balao class submarine was ideally suited to experiments with helicopters loaded with Marines. BYThomas NewdickMay 12, 2021ShareBYThomas NewdickApr 27, 2021ShareRoyal Navy Is Painting Its Patrol Boats In WWI-Style Dazzle CamouflageHMS Tamar has received an iconic coat of paint for its upcoming long-duration mission to the Asia-Pacific region. BYThomas NewdickApr 27, 2021ShareBYThomas NewdickMar 5, 2021ShareYes, The U.S. Navy Also Took The Spitfire Into Battle During World War IIOn the type’s 85th birthday, we celebrate the little-known and short-lived U.S. Navy Spitfire unit that fought a different kind of war over Normandy. BYThomas NewdickMar 5, 2021ShareBYThomas NewdickJan 20, 2021ShareRoyal Air Force Turned A Torpedo Bomber Into A Flying Flamethrower During World War IIWith the weapon installed, the aircraft could spew a terrifying stream of flame behind it, but that doesn’t mean it was effective. BYThomas NewdickJan 20, 2021ShareBYThomas NewdickDec 29, 2020ShareThe Tale Of A World War II British Submarine That Shot Down An Enemy Plane With A TorpedoHistory has almost forgotten the World War II submarine crew that claimed a unique “kill” of an enemy aircraft in the Mediterranean. BYThomas NewdickDec 29, 2020ShareBYTyler RogowayDec 14, 2020ShareThis Navigator Aboard A Russian Il-76 Looks Like A TIE Fighter Pilot From Star WarsThere is a reason for the similarity. George Lucas designed his starships with elements of World War II aircraft, including glazed noses. BYTyler RogowayDec 14, 2020ShareBYThomas NewdickDec 9, 2020ShareChuck Yeager’s Amazing Life Told Through The Airplanes He FlewChuck Yeager is among the most famous aviators of all time. The airplane was his brush, the sky his canvas, and flying was his art. BYThomas NewdickDec 9, 2020ShareBYThomas NewdickNov 27, 2020ShareThe Amazing Story Of How This Nazi Recon Plane Ended Up Being Tested In The U.S. During WWIIThe World War II warplane’s extraordinary journey began with a Romanian defector and ended at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force. BYThomas NewdickNov 27, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickNov 27, 2020ShareThe Youngest World War II Medal Of Honor Recipient Threw Himself On Two Grenades And Lived“Indestructible” Jack Lucas’ selfless actions saved three other Marines during the Battle of Iwo Jima. Now he is getting a destroyer named after him. BYJoseph TrevithickNov 27, 2020Share12
BYJoseph TrevithickMar 15, 2022ShareOdesa’s Maze-Like Catacombs Could Be Bad News For Russian InvadersOdesa’s catacombs could prove vexing for Russian invaders just as they have for other enemies in conflicts past. BYJoseph TrevithickMar 15, 2022Share
BYJoseph TrevithickMar 10, 2022ShareNeedy Ukrainian Reserve Units Could Be Armed With Pre-World War II DP-27 Machine GunsUkrainian Territorial Defense Forces personnel are in need of guns and the antique Soviet DP-27 machine gun might help solve that problem. BYJoseph TrevithickMar 10, 2022Share
BYThomas NewdickDec 8, 2021ShareFlying Boats Flew Japan’s Little-Known Follow-On Raid On Pearl HarborThe second attempted attack on Pearl Harbor indirectly changed the course of the war in the Pacific. BYThomas NewdickDec 8, 2021Share
BYBrian O'RourkeNov 11, 2021ShareTails Of War: Animals Have Made The Rigors Of Combat More Bearable Wherever Troops Have ServedThis Veterans Day, we invite you to remember the four-legged friends who made troops’ service a little brighter. BYBrian O'RourkeNov 11, 2021Share
BYThomas NewdickJul 26, 2021ShareThis Kamikaze Impact Mark On A British Cruiser Is A Testament To The Brutality Of The Pacific WarThe British cruiser HMS Sussex had a lucky escape on this day in 1945, but others were far less fortunate. BYThomas NewdickJul 26, 2021Share
BYThomas NewdickJul 9, 2021ShareThe B-17 Bomber’s Combat Debut 80 Years Ago Today Was A FiascoPoor tactics and a lack of defensive armament saw the Flying Fortress withdrawn from European bomber operations in 1941. BYThomas NewdickJul 9, 2021Share
BYTyler RogowayMay 31, 2021ShareThese Sailors Releasing Their Shipmates’ Bodies Into The Sea Is Worth Thinking Of This Memorial DayUSS Intrepid’s darkest day is a reminder of how so many gave so much. BYTyler RogowayMay 31, 2021Share
BYThomas NewdickMay 12, 2021ShareUSS Sealion Was The Navy’s Unique Helicopter-Accommodating SubmarineA veteran of the Pacific War, this Balao class submarine was ideally suited to experiments with helicopters loaded with Marines. BYThomas NewdickMay 12, 2021Share
BYThomas NewdickApr 27, 2021ShareRoyal Navy Is Painting Its Patrol Boats In WWI-Style Dazzle CamouflageHMS Tamar has received an iconic coat of paint for its upcoming long-duration mission to the Asia-Pacific region. BYThomas NewdickApr 27, 2021Share
BYThomas NewdickMar 5, 2021ShareYes, The U.S. Navy Also Took The Spitfire Into Battle During World War IIOn the type’s 85th birthday, we celebrate the little-known and short-lived U.S. Navy Spitfire unit that fought a different kind of war over Normandy. BYThomas NewdickMar 5, 2021Share
BYThomas NewdickJan 20, 2021ShareRoyal Air Force Turned A Torpedo Bomber Into A Flying Flamethrower During World War IIWith the weapon installed, the aircraft could spew a terrifying stream of flame behind it, but that doesn’t mean it was effective. BYThomas NewdickJan 20, 2021Share
BYThomas NewdickDec 29, 2020ShareThe Tale Of A World War II British Submarine That Shot Down An Enemy Plane With A TorpedoHistory has almost forgotten the World War II submarine crew that claimed a unique “kill” of an enemy aircraft in the Mediterranean. BYThomas NewdickDec 29, 2020Share
BYTyler RogowayDec 14, 2020ShareThis Navigator Aboard A Russian Il-76 Looks Like A TIE Fighter Pilot From Star WarsThere is a reason for the similarity. George Lucas designed his starships with elements of World War II aircraft, including glazed noses. BYTyler RogowayDec 14, 2020Share
BYThomas NewdickDec 9, 2020ShareChuck Yeager’s Amazing Life Told Through The Airplanes He FlewChuck Yeager is among the most famous aviators of all time. The airplane was his brush, the sky his canvas, and flying was his art. BYThomas NewdickDec 9, 2020Share
BYThomas NewdickNov 27, 2020ShareThe Amazing Story Of How This Nazi Recon Plane Ended Up Being Tested In The U.S. During WWIIThe World War II warplane’s extraordinary journey began with a Romanian defector and ended at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force. BYThomas NewdickNov 27, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickNov 27, 2020ShareThe Youngest World War II Medal Of Honor Recipient Threw Himself On Two Grenades And Lived“Indestructible” Jack Lucas’ selfless actions saved three other Marines during the Battle of Iwo Jima. Now he is getting a destroyer named after him. BYJoseph TrevithickNov 27, 2020Share
