Additionally, the Japanese had been at war since 1937, and had therefore begun IJN’s open expansion. By the time America entered World War II in December 1941, the IJN was the world’s most powerful navy by some lengths, and this was specifically…
During World War II, American troops used unusual radio expressions, coded calls, and short phrases to communicate quickly and reduce misunderstandings under battlefield conditions. While these phrases were used for efficiency purposes, they sound a bit cryptic today. These are…
Hitler rarely visited the mountaintop chalet after it was built in 1938, seven years before American soldiers claimed it for themselves. The “history” in question is the Kehlsteinhaus’ original owner. Bormann’s boss, after all, was Adolf Hitler. The massive project took…
I have always been fascinated by the Tomb Of The Unknown Soldier. This memorial, built on the grounds of the Arlington National Cemetery, has captured my attention for years. I got to visit it in person a couple of decades…
On June 29, 1987, an SR-71 lost an engine to an explosion over the Baltic with Soviet airspace to its right, fell from 80,000 to 25,000 feet, and was met over Gotland by two Swedish Viggens while Soviet fighters had orders to force it…
The warship had guns, armor, and crews trained to fight. None of it could make the river deeper. In the spring of 1864, Union vessels lay trapped above the rapids at Alexandria, La. The Red River was falling, the army was…
The experimental Warner & Swasey scope was tested by the Ordnance Department and found to be satisfactory for service use. The very high price of the scope, about $80 per unit, was nearly double the cost of an ’03 rifle and was deemed…
Editor’s Note: The opening passage is excerpted from Sara Vladic’s The Dangerous Shore: How a Motley Crew of Scientists, Mobsters, Double Agents, Retirees, Volunteer Pilots (and a Boy Scout) Stopped the Invasion of America (HarperCollins, 2026). That night, snow falls in…
OverviewThe final chapter (Episodes 46-50) depicts the death of Hideyoshi, the 'Battle of Sekigahara' that divided the nation, and the 'ambition to conquer Kyushu' that Kuroda Josui (Kanbei) showed at the very end.After Hideyoshi's passing, as the conflict between Tokugawa…
A German man was arrested following a fire at the mountaintop complex famously captured by the ‘Band of Brothers’ troops in WWII. Top leaders from the defense industry share their ideas on how to scale up production and integrate AI…
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