The Black Hornet Nano: A Tiny Spy Drone
A Black Hornet Nano helicopter unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). Photo: Richard Watt/MoD. The Black Hornet Nano is the US military’s tiniest unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). Looking like something the flew…
How Coffee Can Boost Your Well-Being
Silencio Coffee Calm Chaos Medium Roast So, I think the good news is that most people, coffee actually confers some health benefits” — Dr. Frank Hu, professor of nutrition and…
Korea, Coffee and the Korean War
In “King Gojong’s Starbucks Adventure,” Junman Kang sheds light on an intriguing historical episode: the introduction of coffee to Korea. It was King Gojong who had the privilege of being…
Pinal County Airpark: A Once Secretive Base for CIA Operations
Overflight of Pinal County Airpark (center) and Silverbell Army Heliport (right) in 2018. Photo: MacGtverGPT. CC BY-SA 4.0 The Airpark, along with much of Arizona aviation history, is very rich.…
Why Do Terrorists Like Toyotas?
Militant groups have long employed Toyota pickup trucks as versatile war vehicles, particularly in the Middle East. These trucks, known for their lightweight build, agility, fuel efficiency, and suitability for…
The Toyota War in Chad
The conflict known as the Toyota War, or the Great Toyota War, unfolded in 1987 in Northern Chad and along the Chad–Libya border. This pivotal chapter marked the concluding phase…
Operation Anthropoid: the Assassination of Reinhard Heydrich
Reinhard Heydrich’s car (a Mercedes-Benz 320 Convertible B) after the 1942 SOE Operation Anthropoid assassination attempt in Prague. Heydrich later died from his injuries. Photo: German Federal Archive. Operation Anthropoid…
Operation Mincemeat: How a Corpse Fooled the Nazis
Charles Cholmondeley and Ewen Montagu, two of the British intelligence officers involved in the planning of Operation Mincemeat, shown in front of the vehicle transporting the body of Glyndwr Michael…
Oleg Gordievsky: Cold War Double Agent
Oleg Gordievsky (right) with US President Ronald Reagan in 1987. Photo: Mary Anne Fackelman – Ronald Reagan Presidential Library. Oleg Gordievsky was a former colonel of the KGB who became…
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The Other 300
The Other 300 by Donavon L Riley In the annals of military history, there are few stories as iconic and inspiring as that of the 300 Spartans who stood resolute…