Theodore Roosevelt’s Medal of Honor
A century after his July 1, 1898, charge up San Juan Hill in Cuba, the nation awarded the Medal of …
Military History
NACA: The Jet Age and Beyond
For survivors of the greatest conflict in history, the brave new post-World War II landscape could not have been …
Book Review – Hallowed Ground: A Walk at Gettysburg
Renowned Civil War historian James M. McPherson’s Hallowed Ground: A Walk at Gettysburg first came out some 12 years ago, …
NACA Beginnings
In hindsight, one of the strangest things about the Wright Brothers’ 1903 flight of a powered, pilot-controlled aircraft over …
NACA: Helping to Win World War II
A few months after the D-Day invasion, Supreme Allied Commander Gen. Dwight Eisenhower and his son John – …
D-Day: Sam Gibbons and the First Two Schlitz Beers in Normandy
“My equipment was typical for the jump that night,” wrote Capt. Sam Gibbons of the 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st …
V-1600: The Carrier-Capable F-16 That Wasn’t
Most aviation buffs know the story of how the General Dynamics YF-16 was chosen by the Air Force over …
Book Review – Stay the Rising Sun
Phil Keith’s Stay the Rising Sun provides an intimate portrait of the aircraft carrier USS Lexington (CV 2), her …
OIF Second Night: SEAL Assault on the GOPLATs
When planners for Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) began their studies of how to liberate Iraq from Saddam Hussein, they looked …
The Battle of Debecka Pass: Roughnecks at War
Every generation or so, military forces fight a battle that sets the lead for an entire generation of equipment modernization, …