Author: James JT Thompson

The 100th Bomb Group, also colloquially known as the “Bloody Hundredth,” occupies a special niche in the history of World War II air combat. They

The North American F-100 Super Sabre is one such old-fashioned jet that was representative of the Cold War era. It was not just another fighter

The M60 tank is the true legend of war history, one of the Cold War era’s hallmark armored vehicles. Basically, it was the middle ground

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The history of automatic rifles and light machine guns is one of constant development, driven by the need to fire rapidly and make weapons light

During the Cold War, speed wasn’t simply about coming out on top—it was a matter of survival and strategic advantage. The United States and the

The Northrop F-20 Tigershark is one of those “what might have been” stories of aviation history. It contained all the right ingredients on paper—a cheap,

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Metal-frame handguns have been a defining force behind the world of military and special operations sidearms. Though polymer-framed pistols currently populate much of the modern

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Once hailed as an engineering Cold War success, the Russian T-80 tank has received a much worse reputation in recent times. Dubbed the “steel coffin”