Unbroken – Trailer
Timed with the ongoing Winter Olympics, Universal Pictures released an extended trailer of their upcoming film, Unbroken. Unbroken is an …
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Book Review – The Star of Africa: The Story of Hans Marseille, the Rogue Luftwaffe Ace Who Dominated the WW II Skies
For those who flew in the Luftwaffe during World War II, the names of top-scoring aces like Erich Hartmann or …
Book Review – “Mr. President”: George Washington and the Making of the Nation’s Highest Office
As “the father of our country”, George Washington is best remembered for the eight years he spent as commander-in-chief of …
“Battle of the Stars:” The American 4-Star/British 5-Star Command Quandary
Gen. Sir Alan Brooke, Chief of the Imperial General Staff, began his Jan. 1, 1944, diary entry with the sentence, …
The U.S. Rebalance to the Asia-Pacific Region: The 100,000-foot View
The second decade of the 21st century ushered in a strategic shift for the United States. President Obama’s remarks to …
Lone Survivor Featurette
“It’s about brotherhood. No matter how bad it gets, you keep fighting just to protect the guy next to you.”…
Pfc. Leo J. Powers – Unlikely Medal of Honor Recipient During Battle of Monte Cassino
A nearly 35-year-old U.S. Army private with severe foot problems, who was originally classified as not fit for combat, makes …
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Beginnings
For centuries, strategists and merchants in America, Great Britain, and elsewhere had dreamed of a canal joining the Atlantic …
Book Review – Hap Arnold: The General Who Invented the U.S. Air Force
Henry Harley “Hap” Arnold first took to the sky on May 3, 1911. Instructed by Orville and Wilbur Wright, and …
The 70th Anniversary of the Launching of the USS Missouri | Photos
When the future USS Missouri (BB 63) was launched and christened 70 years ago today by Margaret Truman, then-Sen. …