Category: Eras of Conflict
Discover the Civil War-Era Military Facility Located Beneath Alcatraz
Alcatraz Island, located in San Francisco Bay, is best known for housing Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary. While the prison is what makes the area famous, its…
The Short Career of the Civil War-Era Double-Barreled Cannon
The double-barreled cannon is as cool as it sounds. It can shoot two cannon balls at the same time that, when attached by a chain,…
Brightening Trench Warfare: How Soldiers Found Comfort in Nature During WWI
The conditions during the First World War were often depicted as bleak, desolate and filthy. For many, life on the Western Front was unsanitary at…
Despite Being Prone to Crashing, the Loach Helicopter Was Favored By Pilots In Vietnam
The Hughes OH-6 Cayuse was a revolutionary rotorcraft operated during the Vietnam War. Adopted after the company behind its design deceived the US Army, the…
Winston Churchill Planned Britain’s Wartime Strategy In the Cabinet War Rooms
Air raid shelters and bunkers became commonplace in the United Kingdom during World War II. Under attack from the enemy during the Blitz, people moved…
The American Forces Endured Arduous Fighting At Con Thien During the Vietnam War
Amid the jungle landscapes and dense terrain of the Vietnam War, military strategists on both sides sought to establish outposts. One critical location was Con…
Alaska’s Buckner Building: A Former Cold War-Era Military Base
The Buckner Building, named for Gen. Simon Buckner, is a former US military base located in Whittier, Alaska. Situated along the western edge of the…
The Incredible Discovery of Cold War-Era Avro Arrows At the Bottom of Lake Ontario
Avro Canada’s CF-105 Arrow was a sophisticated aircraft that put the Canadian air industry on the map. The Cold War-era jet interceptor was designed to…
Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport is Named for the US Navy’s First Air Ace of World War II
Few pilots have the innate skill in the cockpit that Edward “Butch” O’Hare did. The US naval aviator was a natural, and over the course…
Simo Häyhä: The Deadliest Sniper in the History of War
The Winter War of 1939-40 was a true test of the Finnish Army’s strength and resolve. While the country ended up ceding border areas to…
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…
The Battle of Bloody Ridge Definitely Earned Its Name During The Korean War
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…