Category: Military History

From the skies over Europe in WWII to the deserts of the Middle East in modern times, the US has been at the forefront of aerial warfare.

This shot shows a Delta team in the Pakastini Stadium in Mogadishu just after completing the “Mogadishu Mile.”

In 1997, over 50 years after WWII ended, the Medal of Honor was finally awarded to Vernon J. Baker. Discover his inspiring story here!

The sinking of the USS Thresher remains one of the most significant submarine tragedies in US Navy history, sixty years later.

Former SAS commando Big Phil Campion shows us around Fort Nelson and gives us a lesson on the history of guns.

If you’re an aviation buff who also loves CIA intrigue, The Central Intelligence Agency and Overhead Reconnaissance by Gregory W. Pedlow and Donald E. Welzenbach is a must-read, with newly declassified material on the U-2 and Oxcart programs.

Learn all about one of America’s most infamous characters, in his own words.

A Sniper’s Conflict is a superb account of professional soldiering at the tip of the spear.

See the secret and dangerous world of submarine life and warfare like never before.

For the first time, a Navy SEAL tells the story of the US’s clandestine operations in North Vietnam and the Congo during the Cold War.

Former SAS soldier Big Phil Campion shows us how munitions stored deep inside Fort Nelson make their way to the guns outside using a system of conveyor belts and small rail cars.

Straight out of the FBI’s most famous cases, here’s how the agency caught German spy Bernard Julius Otto Kuehn and his family red-handed.