The Secret ‘White Trains’ That Transported Nuclear Weapons During the Cold War
Photo Credit: United States Department of Energy / Wikimedia Commons / Public Domain (resized). The Cold War was an uncertain time for much of the world. There was a permeating fear the Soviet Union would launch a nuclear attack, and…
Last Ditch Effort: German Tanks Were Disguised To Look Like American Tanks For The Battle of the Bulge
Photo Credits: 1. US Department of Defense / Wikimedia Commons / Public Domain. (colorized). 2. Roger Viollet / Getty Images. Deception is a useful and commonly used military tactic. It can be used to confuse your enemy, feed them wrong…
USS Massachusetts (BB-59): The Battleship that Fired the Last Shot of World War II
Photo Credit: US Navy / Naval History and Heritage Command / Wikimedia Commons / Public Domain The USS Massachusetts (BB-59), one of the fast battleships of the South Dakota-class, was built under the limitations enforced by the Washington and London naval treaties. As…
POLL: Is Labour right to cut welfare costs amid defence concerns?
POLL Rachel Reeves is expected to cut welfare in her Spring Statement (Image: Getty) Rachel Reeves is widely expected to make cuts to welfare amid concerns over Europe’s defence and UK public spending. The Chancellor told Sky News welfare needs to be reformed as…
George Galloway ally gives bloody nose to Keir Starmer in surprise by-election victory
Labour was defeated by a strong ally of George Galloway (Image: Getty) Sir Keir Starmer has been dealt a bloody nose in a council by-election after a hard-Left candidate defeated Labour in a shock result. Theo Dennison, a former Labour councillor…
Keir Starmer’s Churchill act is nauseating — he’s more like Captain Mainwaring
OPINION Keir Starmer is more Captain Mainwaring (right) than Churchill (Image: PA/BBC One) Is anyone else as sickened as I am watching Starmer’s unashamed politicking over Ukraine? Is anyone buying for a second this faux elder statesman act where he’s talking like…
Labour ridiculed after first sunny week of the year sparks over 1,500 migrant crossings
Migrants in the Channel being escorted by French ships Labour has been ridiculed after its claim to have broken the link between good weather and Channel migrant crossings spectacularly fell apart – with more than 1,500 arrivals in the first…
Reform announces 4 new councillor defections in Wales and it’s bad news for Kemi Badenoch
Nigel Farage has welcomed the new defections (Image: Getty) Nigel Farage has welcomed four new councillors in a major defection and another blow for the Tories, marking a boost for his party after a rocky week. Announced this afternoon, Powys County Council…
Halb LKW, halb Panzer: Der deutsche Sd.Kfz. 251 war ein voller Erfolg
Die deutschen Einsätze im spanischen Bürgerkrieg der 1930er Jahre zeigten Wehrmachtsgeneral Heinz Guderian, dass die Panzer seines Landes in Wäldern, städtischen Gebieten und anderen engen Umgebungen anfällig für feindliche Angriffe waren und sich daher als ungeeignete Werkzeuge für die taktische…
Wie die deutsche U-Boot-Flotte versuchte, die “Herrin der Meere” zu vernichten
Das Ende der ersten Phase des U-Boot-Krieges Die Intensivierung des U-Boot-Krieges führte zu einem starken Anstieg der alliierten Verluste auf See. Bis Mai 1915 wurden in weniger als drei Monaten 92 Schiffe versenkt: Deutsche U-Boote versenkten ein Schiff pro Tag….