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Yugoslav Submarines: Cold War Service and Demise of the Yugoslavian Submarine Fleet

In: Modern War

By: Feature Writer Christopher Eger

Russian Guns In Space: Cosmonauts Have Long Carried Guns in Space

In: Modern War

By: Feature Writer Christopher Eger

US Survival Knives in Space: US Astronauts Carried a Wide Array of Edged Weapons

In: Modern War

By: Feature Writer Christopher Eger

US Aircraft Carrier Sunk 1964: USS Card Mined in Saigon Harbor During the Vietnam War

In: Modern War

By: Feature Writer Christopher Eger

US Horse Marines: USMC Mounted Marines and their use in the 20th Century

In: Modern War

By: Feature Writer Christopher Eger

Royal Mounted Marines of the 1800s: Horse Marines in the Kings Royal Navy

In: Colonial Wars

By: Feature Writer Christopher Eger

Lt Michael Murphy MOH: First Naval Winner of the Medal of Honor since Vietnam

In: Military History (general)

By: Feature Writer Christopher Eger

Madsen Machinegun Variants: The Danish Light Machinegun in Service Around the World

In: Modern War

By: Feature Writer Christopher Eger

The Madsen Machinegun: The First Light Machinegun Still Lives

In: Modern War

By: Feature Writer Christopher Eger

The Modern Luxembourg Army: 1945- Present Korea the Cold War and Beyond

In: Modern War

By: Feature Writer Christopher Eger

Luxembourg in World War Two: The Tiny Duchy that Roared Against Germany

In: WW II History

By: Feature Writer Christopher Eger

Military History of Luxembourg: Tiny Duchy was the First Country Invaded by Germany in World War One

In: WW I History

By: Feature Writer Christopher Eger

Record Setting Firing of Railgun: US Navy’s Electromagnetic Railgun EMRG Test Fires

In: Modern War

By: Feature Writer Christopher Eger

Contra Rebels Possible Rebirth: Nicaragua May See the Return of the Historical Cold War Fighters

In: Modern War

By: Feature Writer Christopher Eger

The Lancastria Sinking Tragedy: Unknown Disaster of the British Army

In: WW II History

By: Feature Writer Christopher Eger

Marshal Nicholas Charles Oudinot: Napoleans Forgotten Battle Lion

In: Military History (general)

By: Feature Writer Christopher Eger

V2 Rocket Lauched From Carrier: USS Midway Fired Captured Nazi V-2 in Operation Sandy in 1947.

In: Military History

By: Feature Writer Christopher Eger

The Zombie World War: A Look at World War Z by Max Brooks

In: Modern War

By: Feature Writer Christopher Eger

St Maurice of the Theban Legion: Patron Saint of the Infantry, Infantryman, Alpini and Swiss Guards.

In: Ancient Military History

By: Feature Writer Christopher Eger

War and Literature at West Point: Soldier's Heart - A Review of Literature by a USMA English Professor

In: Modern War

By: Feature Writer Christopher Eger

Dominican Republic Tanks in Battle: The Swedish L60 Formed the Backbone of the Island's Armored Force

In: Modern War

By: Feature Writer Christopher Eger

The Swedish Landsverk L60 Tank: The Nordic Tank Saw Service All Over the World for 70 Years

In: Modern War

By: Feature Writer Christopher Eger

St. Barbara Patron Saint of Arty: Military Saint of Explosives and Artillery of All Sorts

In: Ancient Military History

By: Feature Writer Christopher Eger

Arctic Scheme F-16 For Alaska: The New 18th AGS Gets Exotic Vipers for Red Flag Alaska

In: Modern War

By: Feature Writer Christopher Eger

USS Somers Mutiny 1842: The Only Known American Mutiny on the High Seas

In: Military History (general)

By: Feature Writer Christopher Eger

Allied Interventionists in Russia: During the Russian Civil War 1918-1925

In: Modern War

By: Feature Writer Christopher Eger

Interventionists in the Far East: The Saga of Allied Intervention in the Russian Far East

In: Military History (general)

By: Feature Writer Christopher Eger

The Czech Legion 1917-1920: Russian Civil War Combatant on the White Side

In: Military History (general)

By: Feature Writer Christopher Eger

Czech Volunteers in Russia WWI: The Origin of the Czech Legion 1914-1917

In: Military History (general)

By: Feature Writer Christopher Eger

The Women's Battalions of Death: Russian Amazon Soldiers of World War One 1917

In: Modern War

By: Feature Writer Christopher Eger

Russian Women's Legion of Death: The Organization and Record of the Women’s Battalions 1917

In: Modern War

By: Feature Writer Christopher Eger

Krasnaia Red Presnia Uprising: The Pivotal Battle of the 1905 Russian Revolution in Moscow

In: Modern War

By: Feature Writer Christopher Eger

Baratov's Corps Combat Record: Last of the Tsar's Armies Fought Long After Their War had Ended

In: Modern War

By: Feature Writer Christopher Eger

The Cavalry Corps of Gen Baratov: Russian WWI Expedition to Persia 1910-1918

In: Modern War

By: Feature Writer Christopher Eger

The Combat Record of the Konarmia: The Soviet Red Army's Cavalry 1918-1923

In: Modern War

By: Feature Writer Christopher Eger

Formation of the Red Army Cavalry: The Konarmia 1st Cavalry Army of General Budyonny in Civil War

In: Modern War

By: Feature Writer Christopher Eger

The Red Army 1917-1923: Victor of the Russian Civil War

In: Modern War

By: Feature Writer Christopher Eger

The Northern White Army 1918-1920: Russian Civil War Force Led by General EK Miller

In: Military History (general)

By: Feature Writer Christopher Eger

The Northwestern White Army 1919: Led by General Yudenich During the Russian Civil War

In: Military History (general)

By: Feature Writer Christopher Eger

The Southern White Army 1917-1920: Founded by Kornilov and Alekseev in the Russian Civil War

In: Military History (general)

By: Feature Writer Christopher Eger

The Siberian White Army 1918-1923: Led by Admiral Kolchak During the Russian Civil War

In: Military History (general)

By: Feature Writer Christopher Eger

The White Russian Armies 1917-1923: An Overview of the White Forces in the Russian Civil War

In: Military History (general)

By: Feature Writer Christopher Eger

The Military History of Tonga: Pacific Kingdom has Fought in Two World Wars and is Still Going

In: Military History (general)

By: Feature Writer Christopher Eger

Battle of Asal Uttar 1965: Largest Tank on Tank Armor Battle Since World War Two

In: Modern War

By: Feature Writer Christopher Eger

The Gatling Gun 1862- Present: First Machine Gun and Herald of Modern Warfare

In: Modern War

By: Feature Writer Christopher Eger

The 25th Infantry Regiment US Army: The Buffalo Soldiers Served for Almost a Hundred Years with Honor

In: Military History (general)

By: Feature Writer Christopher Eger

167 Discharged without Honor: The Story of the 25th Infantry and the 1906 Brownsville Raid Affair

In: Military History (general)

By: Feature Writer Christopher Eger

The Turtle First Combat Submarine: Used in the Revolutionary War and Still Subject of Controversy

In: Military History

By: Feature Writer Christopher Eger

The Fulton Skyhook STAR System: Used by the CIA USAF and USN in the Cold War for Impossible Missons

In: Military History

By: Feature Writer Christopher Eger

Modern Military History of Andorra: Fought Imperial Germany for 25 Years among Other Accomplishments

In: Modern War

By: Feature Writer Christopher Eger

The Post War Life of the Tacomas: The Frigates of the PF-03 Class Served 14 Different Navies

In: Military History

By: Feature Writer Christopher Eger

The Tacoma Class Frigates PF-03: The Forgotten Expendables of The Navy

In: Military History

By: Feature Writer Christopher Eger

Johnny Cash Comes to Iraq: A Patch for an Army National Guard Unit Immortalizes his lyrics

In: Modern War

By: Feature Writer Christopher Eger

The Russian Imperial Guard in 1917: Blead Out in World War One the Guards Allowed the Monarchy to Fall

In: Modern War

By: Feature Writer Christopher Eger

Russian Imperial Guard 1905-1916: The Twilight Years, 1905 Revolution and World War One

In: Modern War

By: Feature Writer Christopher Eger

Russian Imperial Guards ORBAT 1917: The Order of Battle Unit Listing at the Time of the Revolution

In: Modern War

By: Feature Writer Christopher Eger

The Russian Imperial Guards: Origins and History 1683-1905

In: Military History (general)

By: Feature Writer Christopher Eger

The Soviet PPSh-41 Submachine Gun: The Red Armys WWII Widow Maker of the Eastern Front Still in Service

In: Military History (general)

By: Feature Writer Christopher Eger

Sixty Five Years of Service: The USCGC Storis (WMEC -38) was the Last Surviving Veteran of WWII

In: Military History

By: Feature Writer Christopher Eger

Canadian HMCS Huron DDH 281: CDF Navy Destroyer 1972-2005

In: Military History

By: Feature Writer Christopher Eger

Tales from Spandau: Nazi War Criminals and the Cold War 1949-1988

In: Military History (general)

By: Feature Writer Christopher Eger

Dutch Paratroopers in Indonesia: 1948-1950 Paragevechtsgroep Para Combat Group Operations East Indies

In: Modern War

By: Feature Writer Christopher Eger

The USCGC Icarus vs Uboat U-352: Outmatched Coast Guard Cutter Sinks Deadly Submarine off NC Coast

In: Military History

By: Feature Writer Christopher Eger

The Faithful Italian Carabinieri: Military Police and Corps of Heroes

In: Military History (general)

By: Feature Writer Christopher Eger

Admiral Stark at Vladivostok 1922: White Russian Admiral Led the Last Fleet into Exile

In: Military History

By: Feature Writer Christopher Eger

The SAS in Gambia 1981: Three British Commandos Recaptured an Entire Country

In: Modern War

By: Feature Writer Christopher Eger

Admiral Stark at Port Arthur 1904: Scapegoat Naval Commander in the Russo-Japanese War

In: Military History

By: Feature Writer Christopher Eger

Salvage of the High Seas Fleet: German Ships Sank at Scapa Flow in 1919

In: Military History

By: Feature Writer Christopher Eger

Scuttling of the High Seas Fleet: The German Navy Self Destructed to Save its Honor

In: Military History

By: Feature Writer Christopher Eger

Internment High Seas Fleet 1918: The Pride of the German Navy was Surrendered at Scapa Flow

In: Military History

By: Feature Writer Christopher Eger

Evgeniy Rodionov Soldier Martyr: The 19 year old New Russian Orthodox Saint of Chechnya

In: Modern War

By: Feature Writer Christopher Eger

Lost Guns of the General Alekseev: The Cannons from the Russian Battleship were Spread Far and Wide

In: Military History

By: Feature Writer Christopher Eger

Battleship Imp Aleksander III: The Russian battleship that fought in WWI and the Civil War

In: Military History

By: Feature Writer Christopher Eger

The Bazooka Vespa in Combat: A French Moped with a 75mm Gun was Used in Warfare

In: Modern War

By: Feature Writer Christopher Eger

Ludwig Lew Wetzel Indian Fighter: Carried on a One-Man Thirty Years War in Ohio and West Virginia

In: Medieval Wars

By: Feature Writer Christopher Eger

The Swiss Guard Guardia Svizzera: The Vatican Hosts the World's Smallest Professional Standing Army

In: Military History (general)

By: Feature Writer Christopher Eger

Secret MiGs Flown By the USAF: The US Flew Dozens of MiG Fighters in a Classified Cold War Project

In: Military History

By: Feature Writer Christopher Eger

The Robot Boat of Nikola Tesla: The Beginnings of the UUV and remote control weapons

In: Military History

By: Feature Writer Christopher Eger

Belgian Peacekeeper Massacre: 1994 Heroic UN Last Stand in Kigali, Rwanda

In: Modern War

By: Feature Writer Christopher Eger

Hauptman Detzner WW I Holdout: World War I German guerilla fighter on New Guinea

In: Military History (general)

By: Feature Writer Christopher Eger

Composition of Forces at Hill 3234: A look at the 9th Rota and the Forces it fought against

In: Modern War

By: Feature Writer Christopher Eger

Soviet Afghan Battle for Hill 3234: 1988 Bloody Stand During the Soviet Afghan War

In: Modern War

By: Feature Writer Christopher Eger

Military History of Liechtenstein: 200 years of Liechtenstein 's Armed Forces

In: Military History (general)

By: Feature Writer Christopher Eger

Agoge - Spartan Military Training: Sparta took twenty years to create the perfect Hoplite Warrior

In: Ancient Military History

By: Feature Writer Christopher Eger

US Air Combat Losses to the USSR: Twenty US - Soviet Shoot Down Incidents in the Cold War

In: Military History

By: Feature Writer Christopher Eger

Soviet and US Air Combat 1950-1991: When the Cold War Turned Hot in the Air

In: Military History

By: Feature Writer Christopher Eger

Famous Minie Ball Pregnancy: Facts on the Civil War Urban Legend

In: Military History (general)

By: Feature Writer Christopher Eger

Pacific Military Cargo Cults: World War Two US occupation had some strange results

In: Military History (general)

By: Feature Writer Christopher Eger

US Navy Railway Guns France 1918: 14-inch naval rifles served ashore with the AEF in World War One

In: Military History (general)

By: Feature Writer Christopher Eger

The US 14inch/45calibre Naval Gun: The 14"/45 used by the US Navy from 1910 until 1945 in WWI & WWII

In: Military History

By: Feature Writer Christopher Eger

Saladin Moslem Military Hero: Conqueror of the Kingdom of Heaven and opponent of Richard the Lionh

In: Medieval Wars

By: Feature Writer Christopher Eger

Japanese Balloon Bombs of WWII: The Empire of Japan's use of one way free balloons to bomb the US

In: Military History

By: Feature Writer Christopher Eger

Modern Military Duels: One on one combat for honor since the Napoleonic era.

In: Military History (general)

By: Feature Writer Christopher Eger

The Duel in Military History: This ode to Ritualized Personal Violence had been common to the mili

In: Military History (general)

By: Feature Writer Christopher Eger

Order of Battle Direlwanger units: The Table of Organisation of this infamous unit.

In: Modern War

By: Feature Writer Christopher Eger

SS General Dr. Oskar Dirlewanger: Butcher of the Eastern Front and Leader of madmen

In: Modern War

By: Feature Writer Christopher Eger

The Dirlewanger Brigade: The Most Infamous of all SS Combat Units of World War Two

In: Modern War

By: Feature Writer Christopher Eger

St. Sebastian Military Martyr: The Patron Saint of the Grunt

In: Ancient Military History

By: Feature Writer Christopher Eger

Henry Walton Grinnell: Naval Hero of the Civil War and Japanese Naval Advisor

In: Military History

By: Feature Writer Christopher Eger

Captain Philo Norton McGiffin: The first American to command a modern battleship in wartime

In: Military History

By: Feature Writer Christopher Eger

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