The Sergeant Ryan Rifle Redux

The Ralph Heinz painting depicting Sgt. John Ryan “in action” at the Little Big Horn. Ryan and his rifle became part of history…

Austrått Fort, a powerful World War II German artillery battery in Norway

It made its last shots in 1953 and is in excellent condition After the outbreak of World War II, Norway became a target…

When was the first war in human history?

Human history is filled with conflict. Some of that conflict takes place on a small level involving only a few people, but other…

Why was the Battle of Stalingrad so vicious in World War Two?

" " After Stalingrad was finally liberated from the German occupation, the city was left in ruins. At far left are the remains…

Daimler-Benz DB 602 (LOF-6) V-16 Diesel Airship Engine

Around 1930, Daimler-Benz* developed the F-2 engine, initially intended for aviation use. The F-2 was a 60 degree, supercharged, V-12 engine with individual…

Cummins Diesel Indy 500 Racers

Clessie Lyle Cummins was a self-taught engineer. In 1911, he served on the pit crew for Ray Harroun’s #32 Marmon Wasp racer, which…

Clerget 16 H Diesel Aircraft Engine

In 1936, the French Air Ministry issued a specification for a flying boat able to carrying at least 40 passengers and 1,100 lb…

Beardmore Cyclone, Typhoon, and Simoon Aircraft Engines

Early Beardmore engines were refined Austro-Dainiler designs, which at one time were thought the most efficient airplane engines in existence. Arrol ]ohnston and…

Nordberg Radial Stationary Engine

In 1889, Bruno V. Nordberg founded the Nordberg Manufacturing Company (Nordberg) in Milwaukee, Wisconsin to build various industrial machines. In the 1910s, the…

Napier Deltic Opposed-Piston Diesel Engine

In 1933, the British engineering firm D. Napier & Son (Napier) acquired licenses to produce the Junkers Jumo 204 and 205 aircraft engines.…

Michel Opposed-Piston Diesel Engines

Hermann Michel* of Voorde, Germany was a foreman at the Krupp Germania shipyard in Kiel, Germany. Through his work, he experienced the common…

Fairbanks Morse Model 32 Stationary Engine

In 1823, Thaddeus Fairbanks and his brother Erastus founded the E & T Fairbanks Company, which operated an iron foundry. In June 1832,…