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The Top 5 Air Battles of World War II: Big Week (#4)
In contrast to Royal Air Force Bomber Command’s flush of victory after the Hamburg raids in 1943, (see No. 5…
The Top 5 Air Battles of World War II: The Berlin Raids (#5)
Air Marshal Sir Arthur Travers “Bomber” Harris believed that strategic bombing could win World War II for the Allies. In…
World War II Armor Training in Color l Photos
While these photos were presumably made to demonstrate American armored might six months after the nation’s entry into World War…
The Other Aircraft Carrier Named HMS Queen Elizabeth Was a ‘Might Have Been’ of Naval History
This story was originally published on July 2, 2014
The Royal Navy will formally name its newest aircraft carrier HMS…
Immortal Spitfire Celebrates 85th Anniversary
It is appearances, characteristics and performance that make a man love an airplane, and they are what put emotion into…
NASA’s SpaceX Crew-1 Astronauts Dock With International Space Station
The SpaceX Crew Dragon Resilience successfully docked with the International Space Station at 11:01 p.m. EST Monday, carrying NASA astronauts…
Midway, 1942: When the Odds Were Against Us
Today, more than six decades later, Americans remember World War II as “The Good War,” and think of the nation’s…
Memorial Day
No stories today. No military history, no military news, no speculation upon or commentary on what the news means.
Just…
Charles W. Lindberg: Iwo Jima First Flag-Raiser
Charles W. Lindberg’s life changed 10 days after he was evacuated from Iwo Jima. While lying in a military hospital…