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 …
Military History
“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, …
SOUTHCOM History
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 …
Tragedy to Triumph: The Pacific War from Pearl Harbor to Midway
By attacking the United States and its allies, Japan had taken the initiative and struck the first blow in what …
Book Review – Target: Rabaul: The Allied Siege of Japan’s Most Infamous Stronghold, March 1943 – August 1945
“The battle for Rabaul was World War II’s longest,” writes Bruce Gamble, a retired naval flight officer, in the final …
Underway on Nuclear Power: A New Change in Naval History
When Cmdr. Eugene P. Wilkinson flashed the famous message that titles this article on Jan. 17, 1955, it is unknown …
The Skies Of Korea: The Air War for a New Era
The air war in Korea introduced silvery jets that clashed at the edge of the stratosphere, their swept-back wings glinting …
Book Review – Hidden Warbirds: The Epic Stories of Finding, Recovering, and Rebuilding WWII’s Lost Aircraft
The world of finding, restoring, and rebuilding lost World War II aircraft may seem like a niche market, and to …
F6F Hellcat: Remembered Firsthand
“It was robust. It was powerful. And you had to learn it for yourself.”
Former Lt. (j.g.) Will Carroll was …