Schwimmwagen the Iconic ‘Boat on Wheels’
The Volkswagen Schwimmwagen, literally translated as “swimming car,” was a light four-wheel drive amphibious car extensively used by German ground forces during the Second World War. In…
A New Obelisk ‘Lifeform’ Is Hiding Inside Humans
This strange microscopic structure may whisper ancient evolutionary secrets. Stanford University researchers have discovered virus-like ‘lifeforms’ that exist inside human mouths and guts. Smaller than a virus…
Zombie B-17: The Most Damaged Flying Fortress You’ll Ever See Flying, onlookers in disbelief at how something so battered could still fly
The Battle-Scarred B17G “Queenie” On April 29, 1944, an extraordinary event took to the skies, leaving onlookers in disbelief at how something so battered could still fly….
Apollo 8 Recovery: “It’s a beautiful, beautiful view”
In this historical photo from the U.S. space agency, the Apollo 8 crew stands in the doorway of a recovery helicopter after arriving aboard the carrier U.S.S….
15 War Movies About Wars The US Wasn’t Involved In
Many of the most famous war films that come out of Hollywood focus, in one way or another, on America, and this makes sense, considering how frequently…
HMS Rodney – A Pivotal Pillar of the British Royal Navy
The HMS Rodney, commissioned in 1927, was a unique and innovative British battleship, known for her distinctive design featuring all main guns forward of her superstructure.Serving crucial…
The Screenwriting Mystic Who Wanted to Be the American Führer
William Dudley Pelley and his Silver Shirts were just one of many Nazi-sympathizers operating in the United States in the 1930s William Dudley Pelley, Silver Shirt leader,…
Rarely seen photos of the USS Arizona, sunk in Pearl Harbor
The USS Arizona was a Pennsylvania-class battleship commissioned in the United State Navy in 1916. She went through an extensive modernization in 1929, with new deck armor,…
Rheinwiesenlager: The Notorious American Prison Camps That Held German POWs Following WWII
Photo Credit: US Army / Truman Library Photographs / Wikimedia Commons / Public DomainThere were hundreds of thousands of prisoners of war (POWs) taken during World War…
In Retrospect: George C. Scott Recalls His Iconic Role in ‘Patton’
George C. Scott in PATTON. ©2oth Century Fox, Special to Front Row FeaturesOn Dec. 4, 1969, at the height of the Vietnam War, the motion picture “Patton”…