The Museum of Science and Industry abruptly closed for a day last week to allow it to move “military artifacts from archival storage” Article 794 words, published Apr 9 2024 26 votes
In the years after World War II, neutral, peace-loving Sweden embarked on an ambitious plan – build its own atomic bomb Article 16 votes
Salvage of the century: The lost WWII gold of HMS Edinburgh Video 41:51, published Feb 29 2024 10 votes
Packages seized by the Royal Navy from a Faroese cargo ship bound for Denmark during the Napoleonic Wars opened – previously hidden away in the National Archives Article 482 words 9 votes
Bellevue, WA police responded to a call from a US Air Force museum that said a man had offered to donate a Cold War-era missile stored in his late neighbor’s garage Article 570 words 12 votes
The insane machine that conquered Antarctica for the USSR - the Kharkovchanka Video 19:20, published Oct 25 2023 9 votes
Sweden's most popular tourist attraction, a 17th-century vessel that foundered minutes after launch, needs another financial rescue Article 660 words 11 votes
Wreckage likely belonging to a British submarine that sank during World War II was found off the coast of Norway Article 403 words 13 votes
A closer look at Kowloon Walled City in Hong Kong, the most densely populated place that ever existed Video 17:49, published Jul 24 2023 40 votes
Norway remembers its wartime debt to Dumfries – special relationship being marked with the unveiling of a one-and-a-half tonne stone of friendship Article 604 words 3 votes
A wrong turn in fog off the California coast led to the largest peacetime disaster in American naval history Article 12 124 words, published Aug 22 2023 8 votes
Scenes from a fallen empire: Abandoned Russian bases dot Mongolia’s border Article 1314 words 16 votes
The Battle of Fishkill: When Domenic Broccoli set out to expand his restaurant empire in upstate New York, he didn’t expect to find a grave site — or start a war Article 6174 words 6 votes
Cold War British RMP video shown to travellers before driving from West Germany to West Berlin through the Soviet East German corridor Video 16:09, published Oct 29 2019 8 votes
90th birthday interview, with transcript, of Daniel Ellsberg: recently deceased leaker and whistleblower re the Vietnam War Article 2613 words 8 votes
How well suited is Sweden's Saab JAS 39 Gripen and their dispersal operations in NATO's air forces? Video 20:30, published Jun 8 2023 3 votes
Is a highlander shield bulletproof? Targe vs flintlock musket and pistol - Historical myth busting Video 41:47 5 votes
Top-secret atomic bunker has opened to the public in Denmark – built to withstand a nuclear attack, it's now an astonishing subterranean museum Article 1431 words 6 votes
True kilts: Debunking the myths about highlanders and clan tartans Article 4589 words, published Nov 15 2017 10 votes
US pilot shot down four Soviet MiGs in thirty minutes – and kept it a secret for fifty years Article 1508 words 8 votes
Crippling Hitler's navy – the battle that knocked out 50% of the Kriegsmarine's destroyers in Norway Video 11:42, published Dec 25 2022 4 votes
Swedish maritime archaeologists have discovered the long-lost sister ship of the 17th-century warship Vasa Article 463 words 7 votes