How Japan reacted to the Allied invasion of Normandy on D-Day
When you’re fighting a global conflict alongside two other countries, one of them get knocked out of the war, and the third suddenly has an existential threat introduced to it…
Former NATO Supreme Allied Commander says Russia will ‘carpet bomb’ Ukraine
Retired Admiral James Stavridis has written books on leadership, decision-making and even sounded the alarm on China and cyber warfare in his book, “2034: A Novel of the Next World…
This German tank with three turrets confused Allied spies during WWII
The tank’s appearance on the battlefield during WWI changed warfare forever. Mobile and protected firepower could be used to scout, screen, breakthrough enemy lines, and support infantry. Tank doctrine and…
An Army veteran didn’t know his epic beer run was World War II legend for 65 years
Even as the World War II Allies pushed the German Army back toward their homeland in 1944 and 1945, victory was never a sure thing. Nothing illustrated that fact more…
How Germany brought the fighting of World War II to Antarctica
With the exception of u-boats, the German navy doesn’t get a lot of attention for its role during World War II, but the Kriegsmarine brought the war to the most…
The near-suicidal way American pilots played possum in WW1
In World War I, pilots on either side of the line enjoyed sudden lurches ahead in technology advances followed by steady declines into obsolescence. This created a seesaw effect in the air where Allied pilots would be able to blast their way through…
Today in military history: Battle of Beersheba
On Oct. 31, 1917, the Third Battle of Gaza began as Allied forces attacked the Turks at Beersheba in Palestine. The first two attacks at Gaza failed, but by mid-October…