World War I saw an incredible variety of infantry weapons used by soldiers on both sides of the conflict. Let’s take a look at some of the key weapons that define trench warfare and beyond. Rifles Most soldiers on the battlefield were equipped with …
Ever notice how in old WWII photos, soldiers are often seen shooting pistols with just one hand? It might look strange compared to today’s two-handed shooting techniques, but there’s a good reason why they did it that way. When it comes to historica…
They fear giving Black men guns and Blacks were not good soldiers. 1778-0223, Race, not enough White men want to be soldiers. BG Varnum decides to let blacks in his unit. 1779-0616, Race, BG Varnum creates Varnum-Bde, comprised of Black slaves. A US…
This is essentially a philosophical question, since there really isn’t a right answer, just endless debate. My stab at answering the question would be one of the European countries with a smaller military, but good funding. However, that doesn’t mea…
There was a civil war going on. Originally the plan was to rescue Allies troops trapped in Russia after the Russian surrender. Then the US was asked to intervene by those supporting the existing government The intervention, which lasted from 1918 to…
Not long ago, one of his fans took to Twitter and came up with a special question for the actor. “Can I call you Jawan? W is silent,” the user wrote and shared a few emojis. The tweet caught the attention of Shah Rukh Khan and the latter decided to …
Budget, I suppose. Fighter airplanes are very expensive to operate, so the air force needs a lot of money to even think of allocating some of their precious fighters for aerial display. Obviously, the US military has no issues on this front, but man…
When I was in high school I worked as a banquet and room service waiter at a fancy hotel in Santa Barbara. One really busy night, I received a call for room service. All I heard was, “This is blah blah blah, and I’d like to order room service.” I wa…
He’d be surprised that some of his ideas were fully realized. Current Germany is really an evolution of Nazi Germany - mind that Nazi Germany was a national socialism, a system that takes care of their own Aryans. Now it’s just extended to take care…
The US military started using camouflage fatigues in the second war, mainly in the Pacific they stopped afterwards and then started using them again in the Vietnam war. I’m not sure how widespread it was but the US Marine Corps and the US Army had t…
Winston Churchill wrote every word of his many speeches — he said he'd spend an hour working on a single minute of a speech. Above, he is shown speaking during the 1945 election campaign. He had no speech writers. In addition to running the war …
As a Sgt E-5 I seem to recall my total monthly pay was about $560 a month. I bot base pay, overseas pay and combat pay. Although I was in an attack helicopter company assigned to HQ platoon, we all filled in for flight crew. The “flight Pay or Jump …
The best fighter plane of the Vietnam War is often considered to be the McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II . This assessment is based on several factors, including its versatility, performance, and impact during the conflict. Key Features and Roles o…
On this day, 81 years ago on August 12th 1943, Adolf Hitler ordered the southern portion of the defensive Panther-Wotan Line (Ostwall) to be set up along the Dnieper River in Ukraine, and that the city of Kharkov in Ukraine was to be held at all cos…
Meet Karl Wilhelm Krause, also known as the SS guard who was fired…twice. Okay, so to be clear this guy wasn’t canned for being outrageously bad at his job or anything of that nature. Due to how intensely these guards were vetted you would be hard-p…
This is not even a close race. The US Navy SEALs are by far the most overhyped and overrated unit on the planet. It's not that they're that bad, they aren't. The SEALs are one of the finest Special Operations Forces units in the world. T…
As a Vietnam veteran suffering from PTSD at a 70% rate as per the VA, I think I can answer this question for you. I was a squad leader in the 173rd Airborne Brigade, in the infantry. My MOS was 11B4P That is rifelman, infantry, Sergeant, parachute q…
