What’s the Deal With Ejection Seats and What Does Yogi the Bear Have to Do With Them?
Introduced at the end of WWII, ejection seats are now found in the cockpit of all jet fighters and have saved the lives of thousands.
History
To Balance Future With Current Threats the US Will Need to Adjust its Entire Strategy
Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it. The U.S. must prove that it can learn from history.
Ghost Ship in the Sky: The Mysterious Disappearance of the Crew of the L-8
The vastness of the sea has created many ghost ships. And some, like the U.S. Navy’s L-8, are of the airborne variety.
The Winchester Liberator – A Quad-Barrel Shotgun
We’ve all seen double-barrel shotguns, but what about a quad-barrel shotgun? Well, we have one for you today with the Liberator.
From One Veteran to Another: The End of War, Our War
For many of us, there is no end to this war. There never will be an end to it. Is there a day that goes by that we don’t think about our war?
The US Military Withdrawal and Our Time in Afghanistan
Our time in Afghanistan will be marked by profound emotions hard to describe to someone who wasn’t there. In the end, was it all worth it?
Spain 1808: The Birth of Guerrilla Warfare
The conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan forced most modern and technologically advanced armies to reasses their strategies on guerrilla and asymetric warfare.
Operation Husky: Attacking Europe’s Soft Underbelly
During the early morning of July 10, 1943, Operation Husky, the largest amphibious landing in military history, was about to take place.
The Murder of Julius Caesar: A Watershed Moment for Western Civilization
On March 15, 44 BC Julius Caesar was assassinated. His death ushered in a new era for Rome and Western history.
John Adams Defended British Troops in the Boston Massacre
Today is the anniversary of the Boston Massacre one of the major events that led to the American Revolution a few years later.
BENRUS Type I: Steeped In History and Back With Force
You may not know it by name, the Benrus Type I carries with it a deep military history to which its modern incarnation pays serious homage.
Project Iceworm: America’s Secret Nuke Tunnels Beneath Greenland’s Ice
A massive series of under-ice tunnels capable of storing, transporting, and launching nuclear ballistic missiles, dubbed Project Iceworm.
