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We fired a real Civil War cannon built in 1865

At the National Civil War Naval Museum in Columbus, Georgia, we got the rare chance to fire an original Brooke rifled naval cannon built in 1865. Designed near the end of the Civil War, this massive ...
The AC-130J Ghostrider isn’t a plane you “fly” - it’s a weapon that happens to have wings. A 30mm cannon, a 105mm howitzer, ...
The island off Ireland once hosted the world’s largest prison, holding over 2,300 inmates.Ireland has opened its ...
16-Year veteran Edward Hardiman III returned from his third deployment with a Bronze Star.
The 4th Marine Division and the Army's 7th Infantry Division landed on several islands within the atoll. Four days later, ...
An island in Ireland was once home to the 'largest known prison in the world', with its towering star-shaped fortress that ...
On paper, many of the world’s most famous weapons looked like reliable successes. In practice, desert sand, jungle humidity, and arctic cold often had other ideas. Systems that performed well in ...
Empress Miniatures has expanded its English Civil War range with plenty more Scots Covenant troops, spread across some Scots Cavalry, a new cannon and some notable characters from the period. "The ...
Op-Ed: When Economic Despair Makes War Zones Look Like Opportunity There is something deeply unsettling about watching a young Zimbabwean man, calling himself a “medic,” calmly explain on camera ...