Fred L. Borch retired from the Army after 25 years of active duty, and now works as the Regimental Historian and Archivist for the Army Judge Advocate General's Corps. His most recent book, FOR MILITARY MERIT: RECIPIENTS OF THE PURPLE HEART, was published by Naval Institute Press in 2011.
“ … a lunar outpost … is of critical importance to the U.S. Army of the future.” It was March 1959, and Army Lt. Gen. Arthur G. Trudeau, the author …
To advance military capabilities, nothing works better than an innovative idea that hasn’t been tried before – sometimes. Ever since humankind walked out of caves and developed longbows, the stirrup, …
David G. Farragut was the first American naval officer to hold the rank of rear admiral, vice admiral and admiral – a unique status that resulted directly from his many …
As analysis of the mission to bring Osama bin Laden to justice continues and a new group of flag officers are nominated by the administration for the most powerful and …
Many Marines in the past earned the Naval Aviation Observer Badge, a set of wings worn on the uniform breast by aircrew members who are neither pilots nor navigators. Now, …
To many Americans, the words “Black Hawk Down” refer to a 1993 battle in Somalia, recaptured in a film based on the book by Philadelphia Inquirer reporter Mark Bowden.
An …
