The Girandoni Air Rifle
The alpine region of Tyrol, a borderland between Italians and Germans, has long bred skillful hunters and tough mountain warriors. …
International Militaries
When Telford Taylor and U.S. Army G-2 Gained Access to Ultra
In the early years of the war, knowledge of Ultra – British decoded German cypher traffic encrypted by the Enigma …
From the P-3C Orion to the P-8A Poseidon
Here’s what “bittersweet” means:
A promising new naval aircraft is taking its place on guard in the Western Pacific but …
Operation Vengeance: The Mission to Kill Admiral Yamamoto
On April 14, 1943, naval intelligence scored another code-breaking coup. The message began: “On April 18 CINC Combined Fleet will …
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Interagency and International Services
While the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) is best known to most Americans for its domestic waterworks and disaster …
Adm. Sir Max Horton and Western Approaches Command
Of all the battles fought in World War II, none was more critical than the Battle of the Atlantic. For …
Army Corps of Engineers Overseas Contingency Operations
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) is a global component of the Defense Department, providing civil works and engineering …
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 …
Worldwide Aerospace Upgrade Programs
During a media availability in Hawaii on Nov. 12, 2012, then-Secretary of Defense Leon E. Panetta was asked for his …
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 …