Book Review – Fly Navy: Celebrating the First Century of Naval Aviation
Erik Hildebrandt is one of the premier aviation photographers working today. With eight books, a wide array of magazine covers, …
Military History
Naval Aviation Through the Decades: New Naval Air Pioneers
While Theodore G. “Spuds” Ellyson worked with Glenn H. Curtiss, the Wright brothers mentored others. In June 1913, Towers was …
Naval Aviation Through the Decades: A Towering Figure
With air ace David S. Ingalls (a naval aviation pioneer who followed Theodore G. “Spuds” Ellyson) away at law school …
Naval Aviation Through the Decades: The Beginning
With his red hair and freckled face, Theodore G. “Spuds” Ellyson could be likeable. “[He] will stop at nothing in …
Audie Murphy Became Celebrated World War II Hero
He lied about his age to get into the Army, exaggerated the magnitude of the lie later, and lived a …
Gen. Marshall vs. the Mothers of America
“[You] will have the hatred of every mother, wife and sweethearts and also the boys themselves.”
– Mrs. Rose Lumetta …
The First Launch, The First Trap
Seven years after the Wright Flyer had made history above the sands south of Kitty Hawk, N.C., the U.S. Navy …
The “Noose Around Japan’s Neck:” America’s oil embargo against Japan
In 1941, the United States was the world’s largest producer of petroleum, with more than 60 percent of the world’s …
Death Decree
When Adolf Hitler became chancellor of Germany in 1933, he attained the power to turn his anti-Semitic “Jewish Question” (Judenfrage) …
Somervell’s Folly: The Construction of the Pentagon
In the summer of 1941, War Department affairs were being conducted in 23 buildings in and around the city. To …