Historical Mysteries

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The Last Breath of Piston-Engine Aviation. The Tu-80—The Final Chapter in the History of Soviet Piston-Engine Bombers
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In the postwar years, the Soviet aviation industry was undergoing a rapid transition from piston engines to jet propulsion. At this historic turning point, ...

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Dmitry Mazarchuk. To some, war; to others, a mother is dear
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An article by Dmitry Mazarchuk from the WARSPOT website, dated March 4, 2019.   Constant conflicts among Italian states during the Middle Ages, ...

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Anton Malakhov. U.S. Army Uniforms and Equipment. U.S. Army Underwear
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All parts of the cycle An article by Anton Malakhov from the WARSPOT website, dated April 22, 2014. Of course, outerwear is the most ...

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The Forgotten Soviet General Who Halted the Wehrmacht in June 1941 and Led a Counteroffensive Across the Border
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The summer of 1941 was the most difficult period for our people during World War II—entire armies were trapped in encirclements, cities were lost daily, troops ...

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Alexey Isaev. Thoughts from May 15—A Preemptive Strike?
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An article from the Telegram channel “Alexey Isaev. ‘Iron Wind’.” Eighty-five years ago, a document was published that continues to spark much ...

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A Few Thoughts on Tyrann’s Foreign Policy – 8. An Unplanned War: In the Forests and Swamps of the Northwest-3
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All parts of the cycle Here is the next installment in an interesting series of articles from VK by medieval historian Vitaly Pensky, which I think will ...

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Alexey Isaev. The Economics of War: AZTM and Evacuation
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All parts of the cycle An article from the Telegram channel “Alexey Isaev. ‘Iron Wind’”. AZTM stands for the Almaty Heavy Machinery Plant. It is ...

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Is the American sixth-generation fighter already in the air? A strange aircraft was spotted in the sky over Area 51
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A new chapter in the global aviation mystery has unfolded around the secret U.S. Air Force test facility at Groom Lake, better known to the general public as ...

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The Last Cavalry Battle in History: How 6,000 Cossacks Fought Against 15,000 Romanians in the Fields Near Stalingrad
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This was one of the last instances in world military history when the outcome of a battle was decided by a genuine cavalry charge with sabers drawn. And it did ...

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A Parachuting Tank: Why Germany Is Dropping Wiesels from Airplanes
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The idea of airdropping military equipment is not new in itself. What is new is the specific type of equipment being airdropped. Whereas previously the ...

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