Vasa: The 1600s Swedish Warship That Survived Centuries Beneath the Water
On August 10, 1628, the Swedish warship Vasa departed on her maiden voyage. Unfortunately, after sailing just 1,400 yards, she sank to the bottom of…
British Cargo Ship Torpedoed By German U-boat Found Off the Coast of Northern Ireland
A British cargo ship that was sunk by a German U-boat during the First World War has been located off the coast of Northern Ireland.…
Masamitsu Yoshioka, Last Surviving Pearl Harbor Bombardier, Dead at 106
The last surviving Japanese bombardier who attacked Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, has passed away. Masamitsu Yoshioka, whose death was announced on Japanese social…
The Best Movie Battle Scenes to Ever Come Out of Hollywood
By Todd Neikirk and Clare Fitzgerald A number of incredible war films are released each year. Covering both fictional and real-life historical conflicts, many go…
Battle of Fort Driant – World War II’s Strangest Engagement?
The Battle of Fort Driant was a World War II-era engagement fought between the US Third Army and Germany’s 1st Army from September 27 to…
The 5 Most Effective Infantry Weapons Still Being Used Today
Thanks to the development and refinement of weapons, infantry warfare changed dramatically over the course of the 20th Century. Assault weapons that were once heavy…
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…
5 Embarrassing Battle Losses From Military History
There are simple rules governing most battle victories in recorded history. And one of them is; if one army has a significant advantage in terms…
Expedition Produces New Images of Shipwrecks from the Battle of Midway
The Battle of Midway in June 1942 was a turning point of the War in the Pacific. While the United States lost a handful of…
US Army to Introduce New Master Combat Badge to Solve Uniform Problem
If you’re a soldier with the US Army who’s served in combat and mastered your job skills, we have good news for you. The service…
Before Becoming Hollywood’s Leading Man, Kirk Douglas was Chasing Japanese Submarines In the Pacific
Kirk Douglas is arguably one of the most famous names to emerge during Hollywood’s heyday in the 1950s and ’60s. Known for taking on particularly…
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…