Flying the P-39 Airacobra in the Pacific Posed Challenges
The Bell P-39 Airacobra may have been the least-loved American fighter of World War II. Most Americans piloted the P-39 …
Conflicts & Operations
Operation Martillo (Hammer)
On Aug. 15, 2012, the frigate USS Carr (FFG 52) was patrolling the Caribbean Sea, awaiting a resupply airdrop of …
U.S. Navy Carrier Operations in the Korean War l Photos
When North Korean forces crossed the 38th Parallel on June 25, 1950, U.S. Navy carrier aviators were some of the …
U.S. Army Rangers
Back in the Age of Muskets (1600-1850), every military commander knew that peasants made the best infantry: stolid, inured to …
Book Review – Saving Big Ben: The USS Franklin and Father Joseph T. O’Callahan
The bombing, torching, and ultimate salvation of the aircraft carrier USS Franklin (CV 13) and her crew is one of …
Engineers in the Korean War l Photos
Engineers played a key role during the Korean War. From the very beginning they built, destroyed, and built again as …
Skyraiders Torpedo the Hwachon Dam
A noisy, leaky propeller plane and an old but reliable weapon joined forces in 1951 to carry out an attack …
Lt. Gen. Bernard Montgomery Takes Command of Eighth Army
On Aug. 13, 1942, Lt. Gen. Bernard Law Montgomery assumed command of the British Eighth Army in Egypt. It would …
USS Porter (DDG 78) Damaged in Collision With Japanese Oil Tanker | Photos
The guided missile destroyer USS Porter (DDG 78) collided with the Japanese-owned, Panamanian-flagged very large crude carrier (VLCC) M/V Otowasan …
Book Review – Fighting for MacArthur
According to Aristotle’s Poetics (c.335 BC), tragedy is a dignified narrative involving a great person who experiences a reversal of …