History

The Torpedo Shell Crisis of 1886 From the early 1870s to the mid-1880s, many innovations transformed artillery systems: Cast iron...

Winterburg Tunnel: The Tunnel of Death By Spring 1917, the Germans had controlled a crest overlooking the Chemin des Dames...

The Birth of Railway Guns German railway guns of WWI and WWII are famous, but the Russians were the first...

Suffren Class Frigates Introduction The Suffren was the first French vessel to be designed from the ground up as a...

BRP Sierra Madre History and Background This vessel started life in 1944 as an American landing ship. In 1967, she...

So, you think you're tough?! American Civil War Veteran Jacob Miller was shot in the forehead in 1863 at Brock...

27th of August 1943: Rise of the PGM (Precision Guided Munition)! On that day, for the first time in history,...

StuG Life Origin and Early Development The idea for the StuG originated from Manstein in 1935, the development of the...

ROC Yat Sen, Republic of China Navy: The "Light Cruiser" That Was More Light Than Cruiser Launched in 1931 by...

ROC Ning Hai and Ping Hai: The Republic of China Navy's Early Naval Forces Not many people outside of China...