The wreck of a First World War German submarine, missing in action since 1915, has been discovered at a depth of 30m, 90km off the East Anglian coast. The discovery was made by offshore wind farm developers Scottish Power Renewables (SPR) and Vattenfall, whilst undertaking detailed seabed scanning for the development of wind farm projects…
Category: Historical Study
The Left’s Manufactured Muslim Crisis
Men and women, some whose clothes were still marked with gray ash, walked dazedly toward Union Square. Many did not know what to do or where to go. So they kept on walking. They knew the country was under attack, but they did not know how bad it was or what might still be heading…
The World’s 20 Most Impressive Fortresses
Mighty military strongholds from ancient castles to modern innovations. A fortress protects and gives military personnel a safe harbor from the enemy. But not all fortresses were created equal. And they certainly weren’t all created the same. We look over time and distance to find the 20 most impressive fortresses from around the world and…
Cold War Files: The Cuban Army Abroad; Castro’s Foreign Cold Warriors
“Throughout the 60s, 70s and 80s, Castro was only too eager to export revolution to the Third World. Often this support even came in the form of combat troops to lend a hand to various Marxist uprisings.” AMERICA WAS STILL REELING from its humiliation in Vietnam in 1976 when hawks within the administration of President Gerald Ford were pushing for the United…
Military History: Marine Corp General James Mattis, “Nothing New Under the Sun…”
In 2013 General James N. Mattis retired after a 41-year Marine Corps career that included field commands in the Persian Gulf War, Iraq and Afghanistan. In the theater of combat the hard-charging general was known by the call sign “Chaos.” But it was his respect for history and studious commitment to training in strategy and…
Mean Streets: The Clash of Technology and Terrain and Urban Warfare
In urban environments, the playing field is levelled between the conventional armies and insurgents BE IT ALEPPO or Damascus, Mosul or Ramadi, or even Eastern Ukraine, combatants in today’s conflicts are frequently fighting in and over urban areas. The decision to wage war in cities is driven in part by modern military technology. Frequently,…
6 Things You Probably Never Knew about Black Hawk Down
The 2001 movie about the Battle of Mogadishu is a modern-day classic war movie. The 2001 blockbuster “Black Hawk Down” is a favorite among service members and veterans alike. Depicting the 1993 raid to capture Mohamed Farah Aidid and subsequent Battle of Mogadishu, “Black Hawk Down” provided a pro-soldier narrative, a look into what happens…
Rare Historical Marine Combat Footage Surfaces
Silent color film from World War II, Vietnam, and Korea has been uncovered after decades. Rare color combat footage of the Marine Corps was recently released and is in the process of being archived digitally. Marine photographers recorded 2,000 hours on 16 and 35-millimeter film between the 1930s and the 1970s. Mark Kelley with…
The Islam Invasion: CNN Propaganda Attempts to Whitewash Jihad
These are a couple of vids from David Woods and his excellent YouTube Channel. In it he shows how CNN completely whitewashes Jihad and bumbles historical facts concerning islam and jihad much like a 3rd grader on too much Ritalin.
Military History: Women Pilots who Flew During WW2 DENIED Rest at Arlington Cemetery
This is a damn outrage. Somebody needs to have their ass kicked for this and get it Corrected ASAP! -SF First Lt. Elaine Danforth Harmon, a Women’s Airforce Service Pilot, or WASP, was one of many women who served their country when it needed them the most. More than 70 years after Harmon flew military aircraft,…