The Dieppe Raid’s Success Within the Failure: The Nissenthall Mission
Operation Jubilee, the Combined Operations planned amphibious assault on the English Channel port of Dieppe, was launched in the pre-dawn …
World War II
The Mark 14 Torpedo Scandal
In 1942, submarines in the three regional Pacific Ocean commands had fired 1,442 torpedoes and sunk only 211 ships totaling …
The Sinking of the Battleship Roma and the Dawn of the Age of Precision Guided Munitions
A couple of hours after midnight on the morning of Sept. 9, 1943, a large force of Italian warships – …
A Wonderful Life: Jimmy Stewart, Actor and B-24 Bomber Pilot
When America entered World War II, Hollywood patriotically stepped forward to help in the war effort. Studios sent their movie …
The Aircraft Engines of World War II
Engineers began anticipating the engines that would be required for what became the aircraft of World War II as early …
The Tragedy of Yakov Stalin
“I don’t have a son captured in Germany.”
– Josef Stalin’s response upon receiving news of his son’s capture
When …
U.S. Marine Corps World War II Glider Program | Photos
The early success of German glider operations in World War II prompted the U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps to …
A War Won With Spam (and a Few Other Things)
Hormel Spiced Ham, the “father” of Spam, was created in 1927 as an inexpensive luncheon meat to help housewives stretch …
The ‘V for Victory’ Campaign
“Splash the V from one end of Europe to another.”
– Col. V. Britton
On July 18, 1941, BBC radio …
Project Extraversion: P-80 Shooting Stars in World War II
One of the untold stories of early jet aviation is about the four Lockheed P-80 Shooting Star fighters that reached …