Military Culture & Global Defense Writer
Charles Bash covers military culture, global defense forces, and the human side of armed services around the world. His work explores how militaries shape the lives of the men and women who serve in them.
More service members are injured in training than in most deployments. From the simulated POW camps of SERE school to the controlled chaos of a carrier flight deck, these 10 exercises push human limits harder than many actual combat missions.
Memorial Day is the one day Americans pause to remember. These 10 military memorials, from the Vietnam Wall to the USS Arizona, make sure they never forget. Each one carries a story that goes far deeper than what the guidebooks tell you.
After being expelled from the F-35 program for buying Russian S-400 missiles, Turkey launched the KAAN, a twin-engine stealth fighter designed to prove it doesn't need Washington's approval to build a fifth-generation jet.
Military history is a graveyard of dominant weapons that became worthless in a single afternoon. From HMS Dreadnought making every battleship on earth obsolete the day she launched, to FPV drones turning unprotected armored vehicles into coffins, these 10 weapons systems didn't just win battles, they erased entire categories of military equipment from relevance.
From a wire-guided torpedo invented in 1877 to a flying wing stealth bomber designed in 1945, these 10 military machines pioneered technologies decades before the world was ready for them, and every single concept eventually became standard.
From Delta Force to the Swedish SOG, the definitive ranking of the 50 most elite special operations units on Earth, ranked by combat record, selection difficulty, and proven operations.
From Stalingrad's 2 million casualties to the fields of Cannae, these 50 battles produced the highest body counts in the history of warfare.
From a nuclear-powered tank concept to a motorcycle-tank hybrid to the world's largest hovercraft, these 60 military vehicles are stranger than fiction.
From Cheyenne Mountain to the Maginot Line, the definitive ranking of the 50 most heavily fortified military installations ever built.
From the USS Enterprise to the Mary Rose, the definitive ranking of the 50 most iconic warships ever to sail, backed by combat records, tonnage, and historical impact.
From the M1 Abrams to the first WWI tanks, the definitive ranking of the 50 most powerful tanks in military history, backed by combat records, armor specs, and kill ratios.
From WWII legends to stealth fighters, the definitive ranking of the 50 greatest military aircraft ever built, backed by combat records, production numbers, and strategic impact.
From combat infantry to intelligence officers, meet the stunning women serving in one of the world's most capable militaries.
