That time Sweden built a main battle tank without a turret

During the Cold War, Sweden charted a course of neutrality in Europe. It wasn’t always easy, and that neutrality wasn’t always respected (see…

This Swedish infantry fighting vehicle got a powerful upgrade

In some ways, Sweden is a surprising place to find some of the most modern weapon systems. Yet, in other ways, it isn’t…

15cm Panzerwerfer 42 auf Selbstfahrlafette

The German Panzerwerfer refers to either of two different types of half-tracked multiple rocket launchers employed by Nazi Germany during the Second World War. The two self-propelled artillery vehicles are the 15 cm…

Over 1,500 Servicemen Are “Missing in Action” 50 Years After the Vietnam War

Share Share Tweet ebruary 13th, 2023 has marked 50 years since Operation Homecoming took place. This operation overlooked bringing back any American personnel…

Why Is Stanislav Petrov Considered The Most Important Person In Modern History?

Share Share Tweet the annals of history, certain individuals stand out as game-changers, their actions shaping the course of events and safeguarding the…

Jacob Miller: The Remarkable Soldier Who Survived a Headshot

Share Share Tweet the annals of military history, there are tales of extraordinary resilience and the triumph of the human spirit amidst the…

Two Mass Graves of 13th-century Crusaders

Share Share Tweet Archaeologists in Lebanon recently made a significant discovery, uncovering two mass graves that held the remains of 25 Crusaders who…

Operation Gomorrah: The First of the Firestorms

A Royal Air Force Lancaster bomber over Hamburg during Operation Gomorrah. Note the flares surrounding the bomber’s silhouette.  Strategic bombing was developed during…

Hitler’s Precision-Guided Bombs: Fritz X & Hs 293

Perhaps the most memorable depictions of recent conflict are the videos showing small targets hit by bombs guided by lasers or the Global…

The Chopping Block: The Fate of Warplanes after WWII

A similar fate awaited many outmoded fighter planes. P-39 Airacobras, P-40 Warhawks, and F4F and FM-2 Wildcats were nearly worthless as far as…