Stalingrad

Key point: The tank destroyer was impressive but was not always used correctly. Even then, it was not enough to change the tide of war. World War II tanks usually had aggressive- or ferocious-sounding names, such as Hellcat, Panther, or Tiger. Yet the tendency was not universal, as with British Cruisers…

Key point: Moscow wanted a second front opened sooner rather than later. But it is still unclear if the Allies were ready to invade in 1943 instead of 1944. On June 6, 1944, the Allies unleashed on land, air, and sea the largest invasion force in world history in an enormous…

Jeff Grosso, the legendary skateboarder who hosted Vans’ “Loveletters to Skating” video series, died Tuesday in Costa Mesa, California, the Orange County coroner’s office told TheWrap. He was 51. No cause of death has been determined. Thrasher Magazine’s Michael Burnett also confirmed the news late Tuesday in an Instagram tribute.…

Grammy-winning country music singer Joe Diffie died Sunday due to complications from the coronavirus, his official Facebook page announced. Diffie, best known for his hit “John Deere Green,” announced in a statement two days ago that he had tested positive for COVID-19. “I am under the care of medical professionals…

Did COVID-19 begin as a biological warfare project? No, not according to any sound evidence. But conspiracy theorists in both China and the United States have already accused the other of developing and then releasing the virus, either intentionally or accidentally. Accusations of the use of biological warfare have long…

Nvidia's game streaming service has been hit by an exodus of big studios like 2K Games, Bethesda, and Activision Blizzard, but GeForce Now seems to remain insanely popular nevertheless — due to rising demand, you currently can't sign up for it in Europe and some trail Pro accounts have been…

by Gary Ng – Thu, March 26, 2020 We’re near the end of Spring Break and rounding the corner into April, another month you get to spend at home (with or without kids). If you’ve been watching Amazon Prime Video, the list of new titles for April 2020 is now…

Key point: While the M3 is generally described as an unwieldy and ultimately unsuccessful design, it provided effective service in 1942 through early 1943 The M3 medium tank, largely overshadowed by its successor the M4 Sherman, has a few stylish distinctions to it: It had two names, after American civil war…

Stuart Gordon, the horror filmmaker known for his cult classics inspired by H.P. Lovecraft stories like “Re-Animator” and “Just Beyond,” has died. He was 72. Gordon’s representative Dominic Mancini shared the news to Twitter on Wednesday morning. “I’m so gutted to see this & at a loss of words. To…

LONDON (AP) — In the first week of June 2019, World War II was on many people's minds.It was the 75th anniversary of D-Day, a week filled with events honoring the sacrifice and blood of tens of thousands of Allied soldiers that was spilled on the French beaches. Leaders from…