“The difficulties of leadership which existed in 1917-18 have been enormously multiplied today by the increased mobility and fire power …

As we mentioned in our last post, Alfred Eisenstaedt’s V-J Day 1945, In Times Square should never have happened, because …

Almost everyone remembers that fighting in World War II ended on Aug. 15, 1945, and that a formal surrender ceremony …

It is the most iconic photograph in American History – perhaps in all history. Why? Because when people look at …

Official U.S. Navy histories attribute the birth of the destroyer to some significant events that occurred during the last decade …

It is difficult to overestimate the importance of the NACA to the United States, and for that matter, to …

Robert F. Dorr’s 365 Aircraft You Must Fly is a great introduction to the fascinating variety of civilian and …

The Liberty ships, 2,710 of which were built in a feat of mass production never equaled before or since, …

Of the many great and compelling sub-plots in World War II few can match and none can surpass the struggles …

Gavin Mortimer’s World War II in Secret: The Hidden Conflict 1939 to 1945, introduces the casual reader to the many …