During Platoon‘s climax, Willem Dafoe’s Sgt Elias is chased and fired upon by North Vietnamese Army (NVA) troops. They strike him in the back, after which Elias throws his arms toward the sky. The ...

In 1950, just five years after the conclusion of the Second World War, a request was issued to Soviet aircraft manufacturers for a new bomber. Along with the ability to carry upwards of 24,000 pounds ...

Internment of Japanese Americans during the Second World War is widely known and well documented. However, less is known about the thousands of “ethnic Germans” who were also detained, as well as ...

The Tank Museum has announced the latest update on its restoration of the King Tiger V2. The restoration project, which is one of the museum’s most ambitious engineering projects to date, is relying ...

There are a number of reasons why submarines have been taken out of commission while scouring the depths of the ocean. These include hitting sea mines, being shot at with torpedoes, getting into ...

What price would you pay for freedom, and what dangers would you put your family through for a chance at a better life? Peter Strelzyk and Günter Wetzel had to ask themselves these questions when they ...

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 ...

The Douglas A-4 Skyhawk has a long and impressive history that spans over more than half a century. Developed for the US Navy and Marine Corps, it’s been adopted by Air Forces around the world and ...

Probably the most iconic German aircraft during WWII, the Stuka dive bomber became the symbol of a string of successful campaigns in the early stages of the war. Hailed as the weapon of terror, it was ...

Zone Rouge – or the “Red Zone” – is a chain of former battlefields across northeastern France that the government has cordoned off due to the many dangerous ordnance that remains from the First World ...

Despite VII C U-boats having a hull with similar dimensions to a Boeing 767, most of the interior was crammed with survival equipment. Life on a German U-boat or Unterseeboot was hard. Yet these ...

Certainly, men who were rendered insane by shellshock sometimes wandered aimlessly about No Man’s Land, screaming incoherently or moaning. Whether you’re a believer in the paranormal or a complete ...