Military Warehouse

05/06/2026

On this day in 1942.

As Japanese forces continued their final assault on Corregidor, an American corporal named Irving Strobing was sending messages from deep inside a tunnel. He...

05/05/2026

🕵️‍♂️ Trivia Tuesday! 🕵️‍♂️

Did you know that General P. G. T. Beauregard once believed a hot air balloon was floating over Corinth during the Siege of Corinth?

During the Civil War, balloons were used for spying—but mostly in the Eastern Theater. Rumors reached Beauregard in late May 1862 that Union forces were operating a balloon here in Corinth.

He even wrote:
“Small details must be kept in or about old camps to keep up usual fires on account of balloon…”

But here’s the twist: there was no balloon over Corinth.

Instead, Major General John Pope had constructed a 90‑foot observation tower to watch Confederate positions—completed around May 21, 1862. A tower, not a balloon, was the source of all the concern!

Join us next week for another Trivia Tuesday as we uncover more surprising Civil War stories from Corinth.

Visit Corinth

05/04/2026

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1.2K likes, 37 comments. "Why Is This Crying Frenchman in Every WWII Documentary? "

05/03/2026

Saving the Lipizzaner of the Spanish riding school in Vienna.

Previously the Soviets had killed the Royal Hungarian Lipizzaner collection leaving Germans in Austria desperate to save these from the Soviets. In April 1945 a deal was struck between the US Army and German forces to save the horse.

As the war in Europe drew to a close, a group of Americans undertook a daring raid to protect Europe's legendary horses including the famous Lipizzaners. Th...

05/02/2026

04/30/2026

The US Coastguard Cutter TAMPA has been missing since being torpedoed by a German U-boat in 1918. Now, it has been found, 50 miles offshore in Newquay by the Gasperados Dive Team.

04/30/2026

Another great video by friend and fellow black cat owner Jonathan Ferguson, Keeper of Fi****ms and Artillery at the Royal Armouries in Leeds.

We have another episode of Myths & Misconceptions for you all today,

So the question is: Whence the expression?

What myth or piece of fi****ms folklore is Jonathan tackling today?

Join him at 16:30 on YouTube to see if you were right.

04/29/2026

29 APRIL 1862 - Siege of Corinth Begins

Union troops began a month-long siege of Corinth, Mississippi, an important Confederate railway hub.

Union forces under the overall command of Major General Henry W. Halleck engaged in a month-long siege of the city, whose Confederate forces were commanded by General P.G.T. Beauregard. The siege resulted in the capture of the town by Federal forces on 30 May 1862.

04/27/2026

Even at the smaller shows you often can find some nice items such as this 1918 dated M1910 Mills cartridge belt I bought over the weekend at the AMCA show. Looks like it was never used.