Category: Weapons and Technology
Great Lakes Aircraft Carriers – Meet the U.S. Navy’s Forgotten Fresh-Water Flattops
“Despite their importance, the Wolverine and Sable have become little more than two curious footnotes to the larger history of the Second World War.” ALTHOUGH THE UNITED STATES commissioned a staggering 151 aircraft carriers during World War Two,…
Far East Flying Fortresses — How the B-17 Made a Splash in the Pacific
“When the United States entered the war, the European Theater was deemed priority one — only a small number of B-17s were allocated to the Pacific.” MOST KNOW ABOUT the swarms of B-17s the U.S….
Dover in the Crosshairs – Hitler’s Four-Year Artillery Bombardment of Southern England
“The Dover Strait became the scene of one of World War Two’s longest-running battles.” THE NARROW SPAN OF WATER separating Dover, England from the Pas-de-Calais, France has long been one of the most strategically important…
Six Rapid-Fire Facts About Germany’s MP-38/40 Maschinenpistole
“Allied troops fighting in close quarters in places like Monte Cassino and Stalingrad quickly learned to fear the unmistakable staccato sound of the MP-40’s bursts.” By GermanWarMachine.com THE MP-38/40 Maschinenpistole was the standard Wehrmacht submachine gun of…
Doughboys and Gas — American Chemical Weapons in World War One
“While the United States and its allies were victorious in World War One, it’s unclear what contribution, if any, gas made in bringing the conflict to a conclusion.” By Thomas Faith WORLD WAR ONE remains…
The Super Weapons of 1918 — Nine Game-Changing War Machines Invented During WW1
“Had the slaughter continued into 1919, whole new generations of modern weaponry would have made their bloody mark.” AIRPLANES, machine guns, zeppelins, submarines – all were part of the arsenals of the great military powers…
