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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Coast Guard Rescue Swimmer Makes Incredible Save After Huge Wave (Updated)
By Oliver Parken / Published Feb 3, 2023
Huge Ekranoplan-Like Airlifter Design Teams Selected By DARPA
By Oliver Parken / Published Feb 1, 2023
Watch This Congolese Su-25 Get Popped By A Surface-To-Air Missile
By Oliver Parken / Published Jan 26, 2023
New USMC CH-53K King Stallion Helicopter Sling-Loads An F-35 (Updated)
By Oliver Parken / Published Jan 24, 2023
Highly Anticipated Government Report On UFOs Very Thin On New Details
By Howard Altman / Published Jan 12, 2023
Canada Closes Deal For 88 F-35s To Finally Replace Its Aging CF-18s
By Oliver Parken / Published Jan 9, 2023
WWI Aircrews Trained In These Moving Cockpits On Rails To Learn Aerial Gunnery
By Oliver Parken / Published Jan 6, 2023
Pentagon Releases Video Of Chinese J-11 Fighter Making ‘Unsafe Intercept’ On U.S. Jet
By Oliver Parken / Published Dec 29, 2022
First AIM-120 AMRAAM And U.S. F-16 Kill Happened 30 Years Ago
By Oliver Parken / Published Dec 28, 2022
This Was The Biggest Planned Explosion In Warfare Before Hiroshima
By Oliver Parken / Published Dec 9, 2022
Aussies Created A ‘Shoot House’ On Their Amphibious Assault Ship’s Aircraft Elevator
By Oliver Parken / Published Dec 6, 2022
Extremely Ominous Warning About China From US Strategic Command Chief
By Oliver Parken / Published Nov 6, 2022