Category: Military History

When the US declared war on Germany in 1917, the War Department decided to accept black Americans in the draft as they needed a lot of troops.

Everyone knows the story of George Armstrong Custer, but few know the story of his brother Tom, who George said should have been a general instead of him.

The Mauser C96 wowed the people during its time. While no longer impressive by today’s standards, it is still worthy of admiration.

Here are some of the fastest aircraft flying and in service today that stood the test of time and remained useful and impressive even after all the modern advances that happened.

Decoy mannequins in military fatigues were seen deployed in certain areas of Ukraine to fool Russian forces into thinking they were real targets.

Despite its poor reputation, the B-24 Liberator holds the record of being the most produced US military aircraft and produced bomber in history.

On May 9, 2022, President Biden signed the Ukraine Democracy Defense Lend-Lease Act, a revival of the World War II lend-lease program that will enable a quicker turnover of weapons and equipment to Ukraine to help them defend against the Russian assault in Donbas.

Although Japan’s tanks were subpar compared to those of the Allied forces, their innovativeness made it possible to bridge their tanks and naval capabilities through their amphibious tanks.

USS Ward was one of many warships used during the war, but there was something special about USS Ward that earned its popularity – it fired the first shot at Pearl Harbor from the US side of the war.

There were LGTBQ soldiers who braved the wars and went to protect their nations even when they were hidden, dismissed, and just plainly discriminated against.

To those who found themselves helpless in the No Man’s Land, sometimes help came in the form of a wet nose and wagging tail.

These were some of the wartime innovations that changed our lives for the better forever.