Secret WWII project Operation PLUTO laid HAIS and HAMEL undersea pipelines to pump fuel from England to liberated Europe, ...
BY WAR’S END, the pipes had delivered roughly 206 million gallons—enough to fuel about 14 million jeeps for 300 miles each, carrying the Allies from Normandy beaches to the heart of the ...
Teresio Martinoli’s story is one of exceptional skill, daring, and adaptability in a war that constantly shifted the lines between friend and foe. Beginning his career in North Africa and quickly ...
Specialized anti-armor aircraft date back to World War II—but not all planes are well-equipped to take on ground targets.
In September 1944, a U.S. Army observation pilot faced advancing German Panther tanks with an aircraft never meant for combat ...
Punctuality, efficiency, and a Nazi past? As Lufthansa turns 100, here’s a look at the German national airline’s brush with ...
Discover 10 everyday technologies that began as military innovations and now shape how we live, travel, cook, and connect.
During WWII, engineers seriously planned an Arctic war aircraft carrier made of ice. Project Habakkuk sounds ridiculous—until you see why it almost worked.
It lacks anti-armour capabilities but it can do a hell of a lot to cause panic amongst the enemy and send infantry fleeing ...
With "Aces of Thunder", Gaijin Entertainment is launching a VR flight simulation in February featuring historically accurate World War aircraft.
With the world’s most advanced radar (Aegis Combat System), sonar and command-and-control systems, a single River-class ...
The newest National Defense Strategy is gaining attention for pledging “more limited” U.S. support to allies. It envisions ...