C-130 Carrier Landing
Ask any student of military history about the effects of the April 1942 Doolittle Raid on Tokyo, and the answer …
Military History
Skyraiders Torpedo the Hwachon Dam
A noisy, leaky propeller plane and an old but reliable weapon joined forces in 1951 to carry out an attack …
Lt. Gen. Bernard Montgomery Takes Command of Eighth Army
On Aug. 13, 1942, Lt. Gen. Bernard Law Montgomery assumed command of the British Eighth Army in Egypt. It would …
Book Review – Fighting for MacArthur
According to Aristotle’s Poetics (c.335 BC), tragedy is a dignified narrative involving a great person who experiences a reversal of …
Marine Raider Battalions: 70 Years Ahead of Their Time
February 2012 is the 70th anniversary of the Marine Raider Battalions, a brief but glorious episode in the long history …
Mission to Hiroshima
A new and different band of brothers began arriving at North Field, Tinian, in that summer of 1945, hauling duffel …
Gen. Walter Bedell Smith
When Lt. Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower became commander of ETOUSA (European Theater of Operations United States Army) in June 1942 …
Air Force Special Tactics
Korengal Valley, Afghanistan: Four months into their deployment, a joint special operations team moves to conduct a “key leader engagement” …
WWII Veterans Receive French Legion of Honor
On July 5, 2012, a World War II veteran was awarded the French Legion of Honor at a ceremony in …
F-15 Eagle Marks 40th Anniversary
As the United States marks the 40th anniversary of the first flight of the F-15 Eagle on July 27, the …