Category: History

During World War I, the British military imposed height limits. This, later on, resulted in the establishment of unique battalions called the Bantam Battalions.

Most tanks could be traced back to their sole ancestor: Little Willie. We often hear it being credited as the very first tank that was built in 1916 by Britain. This was only partially true.

During the Winter War, hunger got the best of the Red Army, and they were left vulnerable. The reason: Sausages!

Due to the lack of knowledge yet on how to properly handle radioactive materials, the US government conducted experiments on human test subjects by injecting them with plutonium without their knowledge.

We are not barbaric, so even at the time when we are killing one another, there are certain rules that have to be adhered to. Here are some weapons that have been banned throughout history.

Perhaps one that the world didn’t quite expect to see was the application of Uranium in children’s toys until one man did it.

When the United States entered World War II, instead of rolls of toilet paper, the crisis was with meat.

In what was deemed the golden age of aircraft design, there was an impressive proposal, the XF-108 Rapier.

There were weird tanks made in the past, and then there’s Kugelpanzer. An enigma that no one had quite figured out yet what the whole thing was really for.

When Germany’s Messerschmitt, the leading aircraft manufacturer during World War II, was banned from producing planes for ten years, they overcame the business circumstances by creating microcars.

What was there left to do for a group of men stuck in the middle of the Pacific waters, with no fuel, no means of communication, with limited food for the 27 of them?

The small, compact, yet powerful enough M50 Ontos was light enough to be airdropped, just like what they were seeking, but why was it still removed from service in 1969?