Between 1942 and 1945, nearly 8,000 American warplanes traveled through Alaska on their way to the Soviet Union as part of a ...

Let us paint the scene for you. The day is September 1st, 1939, in the Soviet Union, and you're a middle-management engineer working at the Kharkiv Locomotive Factory in Ukraine. While a particular ...

During the Cold War, the Soviet Union’s military intelligence organization (GRU) and its civilian security and intelligence organization (KGB) each sported their own “special purpose” unit and force.

When the Space Race kicked off in earnest in the 1950s, in some ways it was hard to pin down where sci-fi began and reality ended. As the first artificial satellites began zipping around the Earth, ...

Russians have become more active near the forgotten Soviet military base in Balaklava, Crimea. Suspicious works and movement of equipment were recorded there, according to the Athesh movement. Atesh ...

When Soviet-backed North Korean forces invaded South Korea in June 1950, American military planners anticipated the worst. They saw the conflict as the potential start of World War III. While the ...

The U.S. Army is widely known for its helicopter fleet, filled with some of the most advanced helicopters in the world. The Apache and Black Hawk are chief among these, but the fastest helicopter in ...

Pakistani President Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq (left) attends a welcome ceremony alongside U.S. President Ronald Reagan on the South Lawn of the White House, Washington, D.C., Dec. 7, 1982. Credit: Reagan ...