The de Haviland Vampire jet was developed during WW2 and was capable in both the fighter and attack roles— the RN and RAN used the Sea Vampire version, and the RAAF later used it as a training aircraft.

Too many boys see reading as something only girls do—a program in the US, 'Real Men Read', has been set up to provide boys with male role models who do read and enjoy reading.

They were buried because the fuselage contained asbestos.

This article looks at six historic Pacific WW2 sites.

This article argues that the WW2 German Fw190 aircraft was, in purely platform terms, better than the Spitfire V. However, inadequate logistics, poor leadership and ineffective doctrine meant that the Germans could never exploit the qualitative edge in capability terms that the Fw190 should have provided.

For decades, researchers believed that depression was caused by a ‘chemical imbalance’ in the brain, i.e. an imbalance of a brain chemical called serotonin. However, new research indicates that may not be the case.

This article outlines nine important land battles, and one sea battle from WW1, and two and discusses what made these battles important. However, important to remember that such a list cannot be regarded as definitive and is purely based on the writer's opinion. For example, another writer might include battles such as the Battle of Britain, Jutland, Verdun, Battle of the Atlantic and the allied bombing campaigns against Germany and Japan.

As early as 1921, tests proved that battleships and other surface warships were vulnerable to air attack—unfortunately, it took time to convince military leaders to change how they operated.

Learn more about the sinking of the Prince of Wales and the Repulse during WW2.

The modern world, with all its distractions, can inhibit our ability to focus. But the author of this article asserts that an ancient technique offers a means to increase our attention span.