
Billy Fiske: US Olympic gold medalist, RAF pilot
William Meade Lindsley Fiske III was born in Chicago in 1911. The son of a wealthy New England banker, Fiske attended school in Chicago before moving to France in... Read more.

Yes, WWII soldiers could throw mortar rounds like grenades
A few World War II movies feature incredible scenes of troops — usually soldiers or Marines — fighting tooth and nail against an enemy until they’ve expended... Read more.

Yes, WWII soldiers could throw mortar rounds like grenades
A few World War II movies feature incredible scenes of troops — usually soldiers or Marines — fighting tooth and nail against an enemy until they’ve expended... Read more.

When Israel stole Iran’s entire nuclear archive in one night
In 2016, Israeli intelligence officers pulled off one of the most daring but greatest achievements in its history. Mossad discovered the location of where Iran kept... Read more.

When Israel stole Iran’s entire nuclear archive in one night
In 2016, Israeli intelligence officers pulled off one of the most daring but greatest achievements in its history. Mossad discovered the location of where Iran kept... Read more.

Before the helicopter, this WWII plane was named the Apache
The Boeing AH-64 Apache Attack Helicopter is one of the deadliest aircraft on the modern battlefield. Like the fierce warriors of the Native American Apache Tribe... Read more.

Before the helicopter, this WWII plane was named the Apache
The Boeing AH-64 Apache Attack Helicopter is one of the deadliest aircraft on the modern battlefield. Like the fierce warriors of the Native American Apache Tribe... Read more.

OPFOR: The Army’s ‘most hated units’ are some of its best
They’re the units that everyone wants to beat, that every commander wants to squash under their heel, and that most average Joes accuse of cheating at least once... Read more.

OPFOR: The Army’s ‘most hated units’ are some of its best
They’re the units that everyone wants to beat, that every commander wants to squash under their heel, and that most average Joes accuse of cheating at least once... Read more.

Abraham Wald saved hundreds of flight crews with statistics
Abraham Wald, a Jewish mathematician, was driven out of Romania and Europe by the Nazi advance and emigrated to the U.S. where he would serve in the Statistical... Read more.