Unsolved Past Files

08/19/2026

08/18/2026

Navigating the dense hedgerows of Normandy after D-Day presented a grueling tactical challenge for Allied forces. What do you know about the bocage country?

08/17/2026

The M3 Lee was one of America's important medium tanks during the early years of World War II.

Its unusual design featured a 75mm gun mounted in the hull and a separate turret-mounted gun. Although later replaced by more capable designs, the M3 Lee played an important role in campaigns across North Africa and elsewhere.

Its combination of armor, firepower and mobility gave American forces valuable experience in large-scale armored warfare.

08/08/2026

Step back in time to the Battle of Saipan. Witness the raw intensity as Allied forces push inland through dense jungle terrain. What other historical events would you like to see explored?

08/05/2026

A runway was only as reliable as the ground beneath it. Heavy airfield rollers transformed soft earth into durable landing strips, allowing Allied aircraft to return to the skies only hours after engineers carved a new airfield out of the battlefield.

07/31/2026

Instead of traditional flat wings, engineers in the 1950s built an entire fighter jet inside a giant hollow barrel that launched straight up like a rocket!

07/30/2026

Germany failed to destroy...

07/30/2026

Half airplane, half giant helicopter! In the 1960s, engineers built a massive hybrid monster with giant rotors and turboprop engines on its wingtips.

07/29/2026

Before modern military drones existed, the U.S. Army tried replacing traditional Jeeps with a literal flying platform powered by four giant rotors!

07/29/2026

Wings attached backward? In the 1980s, NASA built an experimental jet with forward-swept wings to test mind-bending maneuverability at high speeds!