Soviet Union

The Dragunov SVD 63 is one of Russia’s most fascinating weapons. While many call it a sniper rifle, let’s dig into why its not.

It was at that very moment that Nasser decided to seize the Suez Canal and expel the last remnants of Western imperialism from his country.

The Suez Crisis illustrated the supremacy of the U.S. and drove home to the British and French that their days had passed.

Had Panzer VIII Maus’s production started a few years earlier it could have changed the landscape of the war.

Simo Häyhä was as deadly as a machine gun. His Soviet adversaries aptly called him “the White Death.”

Operational Memory is a deciding factor in war. Throughout its history, the U.S. has accumulated Operational Memory contrary to its rivals.

Sometimes the only gear needed is a wink, a can-do attitude… and some next-level diving gear. Prepare for a tale of underwater politics, espionage, and treachery.

A sunken Soviet submarine packed with nukes. A window for America to gain the upper hand in the Cold War. A CIA cover story worth three billion dollars. I give you Project Azorian, or how the U.S. tried to steal a Soviet sub. It’s the late 1960s. Nuclear submarines are a key cog in a […]

SERE was a “No-Fail” school. If for some reason you don’t make it through they revoke your security clearance. If that happened, I’d be done.

In 1969, amid rising border clashes and growing unrest along the Soviet-Sino border, Soviet officials considered the use of nuclear weapons.

Once the Nazis captured Kyiv, they began executting Jews and other “undesirables.” More than 100,000 would meet their end at Babi Yar.

We look at a few of the spies of World War II who helped their countries win – and sometimes LOSE – battles, and ultimately, the war.