BAT 2023

On the International Day to End Racial Discrimination, let’s revisit the story of over one million Black Americans who stormed beaches and flew combat missions — while their own government treated them as second-class citizens. Every March 21, the world marks the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, a date etched in history […]

In the summer of 1944, the orchards of Normandy were a deadly labyrinth of hedgerows and hidden snipers. For the men of the Ninth Air Force, life was a cycle of high-speed ground attacks in P-47 Thunderbolts and tense nights on the ground dodging German “stay-behind” marksmen. Captain Jack Tueller was one of those pilots. […]

83 Years Ago Today, a Band of American Soldiers Pulled Off One of WWII’s Most Remarkable Comebacks, and Changed the Course of the War in North Africa. It was March 23, 1943. The Tunisian desert was pitch black and bitterly cold. American soldiers were hacking at the rocky ground with picks and shovels, preparing positions […]

Most history books claim the Roman Empire fell in 476 AD. They are wrong. Less than sixty years after the “fall,” a single man nearly put the pieces back together. Flavius Belisarius was the primary sword of the Emperor Justinian. While the classic Roman Legions of Caesar relied on massive infantry blocks, Belisarius pioneered a […]

Every year on March 25, the United States marks Medal of Honor Day, a date set aside to honor recipients of the nation’s highest military decoration for valor. But the day is not random. It traces back to one of the boldest and strangest missions of the Civil War—a train theft deep inside Confederate territory […]

While several U.S. presidents have served in the military, only one has officially broken the sound barrier as a fighter pilot. Before he was the 43rd President, George W. Bush was a lieutenant in the Texas Air National Guard, pulling interceptor alert in one of the most challenging jets of the Cold War: the Convair […]

On March 29, 1973, the final U.S. combat troops boarded aircraft at Tan Son Nhut Air Base, marking the official conclusion of America’s direct military involvement in the Vietnam War. While the fall of Saigon was still two years away, for the men on those planes, the long nightmare was over—or so they thought. Photo […]

In the 1850s, the American Southwest was a logistical nightmare for the U.S. Army. The terrain was too brutal for horses, too dry for mules, and too vast for the infantry. Seeking a solution, Secretary of War (and future Confederate President) Jefferson Davis looked to the Middle East. His solution was the U.S. Camel Corps. […]

The Tank Museum has announced two replica World War I vehicles taking to the museum’s Kuwait arena for TANKFEST 2026. Guest vehicles Deborah II, a WWI Mark IV Female replica, and Musical Box, a Whippet replica, will be joining the existing line-up of vehicles for the world’s best display of historic moving armor. Deborah II, […]

March 31, 2026, marks a somber turning point in American labor history. Traditionally observed as César Chávez Day, the date has been widely refocused this year as Farmworkers Day following a devastating New York Times investigation released earlier this month. The report detailed credible allegations against the late labor leader, including accounts from co-founder Dolores […]

Close the the English town of Carlisle, bordering Scotland, is an expanding collection of mostly vintage military aircraft, which includes an iconic Cold War-era bomber. The “V bomber” – the Vulcan – was actually one of Solway Aviation Museum’s earliest major acquisitions. It’s popular and now open for ticketed guided tours by volunteers. To kick […]

The Tank Museum has announced the latest book in its Guide To series, The Tank Museum Guide to Leopard 1, and purchasers have a chance to get their name in the acknowledgements section of the release. Leopard 1. (Photo Credit: The Tank Museum / Provided) The Leopard 1 was the first fully German-developed family of […]