World War Two was the driving force for military innovation in the 20th century. The Cold War and its hot counterparts in Korea, Vietnam and Afghanistan may have had their own moments but nothing compares to the wild experimentation of WW2, particularly from the Axis powers. World War Two was also special for another reason,
Almost everyone has heard of Leonardo da Vinci, who is rightly held up as one of the greatest minds in history. Supremely skilled as a painter, inventor, scientist and polymath, his fizzing genius casts a shadow over history few can hope to rival. Most will also know of Daedalus, the ancient Greek analogue of da