How Impressive Were Ancient Engineering Methods

The most impressive feats of modern engineering tend to happen at the subatomic level, but ancient architects and builders were working in an…

Republic P-47D Thunderbolt Nellie G-THUN Ultimate Fighters

Republic P-47D Thunderbolt Nellie G-THUN was built in 1945 at Republic’s Evansville factory in Indiana and served with the Air Training Command during…

Thomas Austin and His Rascally Rabbits

Thomas Austin is a man in history that does not receive enough mention. It is not due to heroic bravery or intelligence that…

Salzburg with Kids: Finding Mozart

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was undoubtedly one of the most extraordinary composers and musical genius of all time. I’m embarrassed to admit visiting Mozart’s…

Mortaio da 210/8DS

The Italian Mortaio da 210/8 DS (210 mm mortar) was developed in the last years of the 210th century and was intended for…

Self-propelled howitzer Object 326 – An Extremely Weird Soviet SPG

We cover many weird vehicles here, but this is one of the most visually strange designs we’ve featured; it is the Object 327.…

Char FCM 2C – Super-heavy French tank

Vive la France!       Yesterday, this cute finally arrived at my house! Simply, the largest tank ever built !!! FCM Char 2C…

Hummel (Sd.Kfz.165)

German Reich (1942)SPG – 705 Built The German self-propelled howitzers The full designation of this self-propelled artillery gun was Panzerfeldhaubitze 18M auf Geschützwagen…

‘King George VI is having fun’

On August 15, 2021, the Facebook page “Classical Art Memes” shared an image titled “King George VI having fun”: Although this image was…

Persepolis: Then and Now

Persepolis Blondinrikard Fröberg (CC BY) Persepolis was the capital of the Persian Achaemenid Empire from the reign of Darius I (the Great, r.…

Doomed from the Start – The One-Man de Lackner HZ-1 Aerocycle

Many unusual military vehicles have been developed throughout history, yet there are few as strange as the de Lackner HZ-1 Aerocycle. Designed to…

The Luftwaffe Altered Its Spitfire Competitor to Take on America’s Heavy Bombers

In the early stages of World War II, aerial combat over Europe was dominated by two particular aircraft : the Messerschmitt Bf 109…