The Reason 25 March Is Medal of Honor Day —The Daring Civil War Raid That Started It All
Every year on March 25, the United States marks Medal of Honor Day, a date set aside to honor recipients…
The Last of the Romans: Why Belisarius is the Greatest General You’ve Never Heard Of
Most history books claim the Roman Empire fell in 476 AD. They are wrong. Less than sixty years after the…
March 23, 1943, The Battle of El Guettar: The Day Patton’s “Big Red One” Stopped Germany’s Best Tank Corps Dead in Their Tracks
83 Years Ago Today, a Band of American Soldiers Pulled Off One of WWII’s Most Remarkable Comebacks, and Changed the…
Sniper vs Trumpeter: The Normandy Orchard Solo That Stopped a Bullet
In the summer of 1944, the orchards of Normandy were a deadly labyrinth of hedgerows and hidden snipers. For the…
They Fought for a Country That Refused to Fight for Them: The Double V Campaign and America’s Segregated WWII Army
On the International Day to End Racial Discrimination, let’s revisit the story of over one million Black Americans who stormed…
The Tank Museum Releasing Guide to the Daimler Ferret
The Tank Museum has announced the latest book in its “Guide to” series, The Tank Museum Guide to Daimler Ferret.…
NATO Troops Are Back in Narvik — The World War II Arctic Battle That Still Feels Urgent
25,000 Allied Soldiers Are Training Where WWII Was Almost Won in the North Right now, in the snow-swept fjords of…
Napoleon’s Great Example: How Gustavus Adolphus Invented Modern Warfare
In the early 17th century, European battlefields were dominated by the “Spanish Tercio”—massive, slow-moving squares of thousands of pikemen. They…
World of Warships Announces 6th Annual ‘Longest Night of Museums’ Live Stream
Wargaming and World of Warships are once again mixing gaming with real-world history through the return of the annual Longest…
Major Donation Drives The Tank Museum’s King Tiger Fundraising Appeal Close to Halfway Point
A private £100,000 donation from William Bannister has propelled The Tank Museum‘s King Tiger V2 restoration fundraiser to reach nearly…