August 9th, 1942. The jungle canopy near the Lunga River, Guadal Canal. Private First Class James Henderson had been walking point for exactly 4 minutes when the back of Corporal …
How American Marines Outsmarted Japanese Snipers Hidden In Pacific Jungles… Read More
German Submariners Were Astonished When Hedgehog Mortars Sank 270 U-Boats in 18 Months – The Key To This Is… The morning of June 4th, 1944, was ordinary in the …
CH2 German Submariners Were Astonished When Hedgehog Mortars Sank 270 U-Boats in 18 Months – The Key To This Is… Read More
One American general called the Battle of Iwo Jima “the most savage and the most costly battle in the history of the Marine Corps.” How Tens Of Thousands Of Soldiers …
How Tens Of Thousands Of Soldiers Died In The Bloody Battle Of Iwo Jima Read More
Tripod Combat Vehicle – ~50 Deployed Few authors in history have ever come close to the level of influence of Herbert George Wells. Not only was he arguably the inventor of …
Martian Fighting Machine (The War of the Worlds) Read More
“Ruthenian woman.” Historically inhabiting the kingdom of the Rus ranging from parts of modern-day Slavic-speaking countries, this example of Ruthenian traditional dress consisted of a shirt and underskirt made from …
Rare Colorized Portraits of Ellis Island Immigrants, 1906-1911 Read More
Unable to breathe, patients entered iron lungs, which made use of negative pressure ventilation to compress and depress the chest, simulating respiration. In the early 20th century, polio was one …
Iron Lungs for Polio Victims: Photos from the 1930s-1950s Read More
The Spitfires of the Battle of Britain and Russian T-34 tanks which fought in Kursk are often seen as the most influential machines of the Second World War. But pictures …
Fascinating photographs show how Nazi motorcyclists saddled up to ride to war (and some of the other weird motorbikes which have made it to the battlefield) Read More
When Grumman and Aerolog produced the film “The Job of the Prowler” in cooperation with the Navy during 1974, electronic warfare was relatively new and the Grumman EA-6B Prowler had only been …
The EA-6B Prowler Was A Giant Step Forward — Hear From The People Who First Flew Her Read More
Millions of Men and Women Learned The Basics of Their Aviation-Related Jobs in Millington The film “Beneath Navy Wings” was produced during the late 1960s and showcases both the Lockheed …
How Millington Became a Naval Aviation Powerhouse—Hundreds of Miles from the Sea Read More
The history of ‘Wilhelm Bauer’ U-2540 is a fascinating and intricate tale. It was part of the Type XXI U-Boat, one of the most advanced submarines built during World War …
Cutting Edge Wilhelm Bauer U-2540, Scuttled in 1945 Raised in 1957 & Used Again Read More