The Leopard I was one of the most iconic tanks of the Cold War, with numerous variants developed for service outside of ...

TANKFEST 2025 is only a few days away, and the most anticipated guest at this year’s event has arrived at the Tank Museum.

Today in War History · 1582, Battle of Yamazaki · 1900, First Zeppelin flight · 1916, Hans-Ulrich Rudel is born · 1961, Ernest Hemingway dies · 1976, End of South Vietnam · 1973, Ferdinand Schörner ...

Prior to embarking on their Hollywood careers – and even during them – a number of celebrities opt to serve in the US military. While this was most prominent in the Second World War, with the likes of ...

M3 Stuart training at Fort Knox, Kentucky, 1942. (Photo Credit: Alfred T. Palmer / Library of Congress’ Prints and Photographs Division / Wikimedia Commons / Public Domain) The only American World War ...

Several big-name actors served in World War II – Clark Gable, James “Jimmy” Stewart, David Niven, Henry Fonda, etc. – risking their lives in Europe and the Pacific. Some put their Hollywood careers on ...

Chesty Puller, 1950. (Photo Credit: United States Marine Corps / Wikimedia Commons / Public Domain) Puller wanted to enlist in the US Army during the country’s Border War with Mexico, but was deemed ...

Oleg looked to increase both land and power during his rule. Gradually, he expanded his control along the Dnieper, eventually conquering the city of Kiev. Oleg named it the capital of his newly ...

Pepsi sign in Moscow, Russia, Soviet Union, 1986. (Photo Credit: Peter Turnley / Getty Images) Years after the exhibition, the Soviet Union wished to make a deal with Pepsi, to ensure its products ...

A famous Hollywood star of the 1940s, through to the ’80s, David Niven featured in numerous popular films, even taking on the role of James Bond. An actor by trade, when the Second World War broke out ...

Lt. Gen. Larry R. Jordan. (Photo Credit: Mr. Scott Davis / U.S. Army / Wikimedia Commons / Public Domain) According to Jordan, West Point provided him with the foundation needed to succeed in his ...

With constant redesigning, adaptation and modifications, the Su-27 became one of the finest air-superiority platforms of the 20th century and is still in service today. Early production of the Sukhoi ...