The HMS Intrepid, Falkland War Veteran
The Proud HMS Intrepid and her forty year saga that took her through the Cold War, to the Falklands, to eBay.
In the past 250-years...
Operation Mincemeat and the Man Who Never Was
One frustrating problem facing the planners of Operation Husky was the fact that Sicily, sitting like a stepping stone between North Africa and the...
Mikhail Kalashnikov is Still a Big Gun in the Russian Arsenal
The young Russian soldier who started out as a poet ended up creating one of the most enduring symbols of anti-Western ideology -...
Cold War History: This Wondrous Zero-G Pen: A Cold War Icon
Sitting on my desk right now is a Fisher Space Pen. Open, it measures about 5.5" long, and weighs in at a little less...
Alexander vs Porus – a Different View
Many people will think it sacrilegious to even think the Alexander the Great was stopped by the Indian Hindu king Porus. It can never...
Five Important Events in U.S Air Force History
The fascinating U.S Air Force had a turbulent history in the beginning stages of its life.
The United States Air Force is the youngest branch...
The Red Army 1917-1923
Formed from mutinous soldiers, armed factory workers and peasant conscripts, the Red Army prevailed through force of arms in the six-year-long Russian Civil War.
When...
The 19th Century Carlist Wars of Spain
The Carlist Wars are a series of conflicts over succession to the throne that rocked Spain for half of the 19th Century.
Named after a...
The Boxer Rebellion – China Against the World Powers
The uprising known as China's Boxer Rebellion came about as a reaction to Western Imperialism and trade policies as well as the spread of...
A Unique American Fighter Aircraft: The Vought F4U Corsair
The lethal Vought F4U Corsair was one of the best, and most distinctive American fighter air crafts of World War II.
From its first deployment...