The Katyn Massacre: The Pot Calling the Kettle Black
In 1939, Nazi Germany and its then-ally the Soviet Union divided conquered Poland between them per the terms of the …
Military History
POW Escape from Davao, Part 2
On the morning of April 4, 1943, two POW work details made up of Lt. Cmdr. Melvyn H. McCoy, U.S. …
Book Review – Project Terminated: Famous Military Aircraft Cancellations of the Cold War and What Might Have Been
Two huge, sleek, breathtaking Avro CF-105 Arrow interceptors are on the prowl over the western United States. One is a …
POW Escape from Davao, Part 1
April 1943 would become a landmark month in the history of prisoners of war (POWs). In Stalag Luft III, a …
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Military Missions Transformation
“Military Missions” speaks to the changing requirements and missions of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) as it moves …
Fiorello LaGuardia Tries to Become a General
Of all the challenges Army Chief of Staff Gen. George C. Marshall tackled, arguably none was greater than dealing with …
World War II German Helicopters – Focke-Achgelis Fa 223 and Fa 330 at War
After Focke’s Fa 61 experimental helicopter (described in Part 1) proved stable in flight and reliable in service, in 1938, …
Cancelled U.S. Aircraft Programs
Aviation is one of the most competitive industries in history. Competitive fly-offs – head-to-head battles like that of the recent …
World War II German Helicopters – Henrich Focke’s Fa 61
Nature devised the rotary wing as a way to disperse tree seeds on the wind. Generations of daydreamers, observing the …
The Virtues of Stubbornness: Mules at War
Mules don’t exist in nature. They are an artificial product of human ingenuity, and like many such products, it didn’t …