Oli’s background is in the cultural and military history of twentieth-century Britain. Before joining The War Zone team in early in 2022, he was Assistant Lecturer at the University of Kent's Center for the History of War, Media and Society in the U.K., where he completed his PhD in 2021. Alongside his contributions to The War Zone's military history catalog, he also covers contemporary topics and breaking news.
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Watch Air Force Security Forces Train To Recapture A Nuclear Missile Silo
By Oliver Parken / Published May 3, 2023
Live The Life Aquatic By Buying This Ex-Navy Sonar Ship With A Rich History
By Oliver Parken / Published Apr 28, 2023
The Navy Procured This Midget Submarine For Coastal Defense During The Cold War
By Oliver Parken / Published Apr 26, 2023
MiG-31 Foxhound Bursts Into Flames Before Crashing In Russia
By Oliver Parken / Published Apr 26, 2023
A-10 Warthog To Soon Carry 16 Small Diameter Bombs In Combat
By Oliver Parken / Published Apr 25, 2023
Navy Wants To Sell-Off Six Nearly New Littoral Combat Ships
By Joseph Trevithick / Published Apr 24, 2023
Japan’s Converted F-35B Carrier Leaves Dock Sporting New Bow
By Oliver Parken / Published Apr 21, 2023
This Shot Is A Reminder Of Just How Huge The Flanker Is
By Oliver Parken / Published Apr 20, 2023
Russia’s Accident-Prone Aircraft Carrier Has No Crew
By Joseph Trevithick / Published Apr 10, 2023
Check Out These Images Of A Satellite In Orbit Taken By Another Satellite
By Oliver Parken / Published Apr 6, 2023
Evil Lair-Looking Building With An Aerospace Past Up For Auction
By Oliver Parken / Published Mar 31, 2023
The J-10 Changed China’s Fighter Game 25 Years Ago
By Oliver Parken / Published Mar 29, 2023