Close the the English town of Carlisle, bordering Scotland, is an expanding collection of mostly vintage military aircraft, which includes an iconic Cold War-era bomber. The “V bomber” – the Vulcan – ...

Project Stargate sounds like something out of this world – and it kind of is. No, it doesn’t refer to wormholes or the exploration of other planets, but, instead, a Central Intelligence Agency ...

The First World War introduced many new weapons to the world of warfare. The first global mechanized war saw the first use of tanks and combat airplanes, but it’s less well known that the first ...

As World War I dragged on, an unexpected group became known for being ruthless. Canadians, stereotyped as friendly, kind and agreeable, certainly displayed none of these characteristics when it came ...

From July 1976 to December 1989 a strange noise could be heard on shortwave radios all around the globe. The signal was extremely powerful and was immediately noticed by both amateur and professional ...

The Vietnam War was infamous for the guerrilla warfare the American forces were largely unprepared for. The Viet Cong were on home turf and used this to their advantage when it came to creating and ...

Though less powerful and protective than other vehicles used during WW2, motorcycles were widely fielded throughout the conflict. They proved to be useful among messengers and reconnaissance troops, ...

Whether it’s a photograph of a loved one, a favorite meal or one of the many simple commodities we take for granted at home, the smallest comforts can – and do – make a big difference in times of war.

It sounds like something dreamed up on a napkin during a long winter night, but it was very real. In the middle of World War II, Allied engineers seriously considered building giant aircraft carriers ...

Did the Japanese really conquer the Philippines during the Second World War? Well, they certainly defeated the American and Filipino forces following the fighting that defined their invasion, and they ...

The USS Belknap was the first ship in a new group of guided missile cruisers. She was laid down in 1962 and launched in 1963. She was reclassified as CG-26 in 1975 and in the same year, a major ...

Following his becoming Chancellor of Germany, Hitler pulled the country out of the League of Nations and the World Disarmament Conference. He then announced he was expanding the Wehrmacht to 600,000 ...