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Unfortunately, war can drive innovation. During World War II, the world's major powers set their sites on advancing technology, medicine, and communications in order to be efficient and fearsome in battle. Some of the advancements made in WWII we…
1. That one time the Australian Army fought a bunch of emus ... and lost
Adolf Hitler was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize in 1939. Yes, seriously. There was nothing peaceful about this brutal tyrant. Under his leadership, the Nazi regime was responsible for the genocide of at least 5.5 million Jews and mi…
Rifles, grenades, and heavy machinery are the weapons of war, but there's another, subtle and powerful form of warfare. Images, words, films, and even songs engage the hearts and minds of citizens to support wars. The following posters a…
Sadly, the heroes of World War 2 are leaving us every day. With the vast majority of war veterans past the age of 90, it won't be long before only a few WW2 heroes and veterans are left to tell their stories of courage and triumph in the face of mu…
Over the weekend, real-estate mogul and GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump said he did not like "losers," like US Sen. John McCain (R-…
There's a lot of debate over which President has the most impressive military background, and history provides no clear winner. That doesn't matter though, because today, YOU decide. We've rounded up some of the best and brightest Commanders-in…
A former Army officer has been running with the bulls in Pamplona, Spain since 2007 — all while filming a documentary on the event which was released last month. Ea…
During World War 2, the American government's propaganda posters were not limited to caricatures of Adolf Hitler, General Hideki Tojo, and Benito Mussolini. The Allied forces were fighting an additional enemy as well: venereal diseases. …
Before the advent of stealth technology, the variable that mattered more than any other in terms of tactical aircraft survivability and lethality was speed. So in 1955 the U.S. Air Force issued a request for a high-altitude, long-range bomber that c…
Universal pictures has the option for former Army Staff Sgt. David Bellavia's memoir of the Second Battle of Fallujah, "House to House." They've selected their writer to adapt the book into a screenplay and it's another Army infantry veteran, M…
When a masked man walks into a gas station with a knife, most people would step aside. That's exactly what Daniel Gaskey did initially, until the eight-year Marine veteran figured out what was going on and decided to take action. The off…
When planning their annual vacations, most American families don't normally top their lists with Dayton, Ohio. While there are probably some sights to see in Dayton, arguably the most enticing reason to visit is the
Army paratroopers are trained in the art of jumping out a perfectly-good airplane. After they jump — most of the time with the use of static-line parachu…
Some movies are more quotable than others, and Stanley Kubrick's classic "Full Metal Jacket" certainly fits that bill. A few years ago, we compiled its list of the 32…
Adopted by the Nazi Party in the 1930s, Hitler's infamous "sieg heil" (meaning "hail victory") salute was mandatory for all German citizens as a demonstration of loyalty to the Führer, his party, and his nation.
Concern Morinformsytem-AGAT, a Russian defense company, has a cruise missile launcher with the external appearance of civilian shipping containers.
