The Dieppe Raid’s Success Within the Failure: The Nissenthall Mission
Operation Jubilee, the Combined Operations planned amphibious assault on the English Channel port of Dieppe, was launched in the pre-dawn …
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The Mark 14 Torpedo Scandal
In 1942, submarines in the three regional Pacific Ocean commands had fired 1,442 torpedoes and sunk only 211 ships totaling …
Joshua Chamberlain Was “The Real Thing” in the Civil War
Col. Joshua Chamberlain was one of the great heroes of the Civil War. He was “the real thing,” wrote a …
Martin-Baker MB 5: A ‘Most Magnificent’ Might Have Been
Britain’s Martin-Baker MB 5 fighter could have been in service in time to fight in the skies over Germany.
But …
USS Gerald R. Ford Completes Full Ship Shock Trials
The USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) successfully conducted a third explosive event off the coast of Jacksonville, FL, on …
Coast Guard Cutter Alert Conducts Fisheries Patrol
The Coast Guard Cutter Alert and its crew returned to homeport in Astoria Saturday after completing a 60-day law enforcement …
Coast Guard Cadet Provides Inside Look at an 87’ Patrol Boat (Video)
Join U.S. Coast Guard Academy cadet Erin Edwards, as she provides viewers with an in-depth tour of a U.S. Coast …
U.S. Army Special Operations Command: People, Readiness, Modernization
History has taught us that no matter how hard we try, the future will always remain uncertain. Even the most …
The Sinking of the Battleship Roma and the Dawn of the Age of Precision Guided Munitions
A couple of hours after midnight on the morning of Sept. 9, 1943, a large force of Italian warships – …
A Wonderful Life: Jimmy Stewart, Actor and B-24 Bomber Pilot
When America entered World War II, Hollywood patriotically stepped forward to help in the war effort. Studios sent their movie …