Tragedy to Triumph: The Pacific War from Pearl Harbor to Midway
By attacking the United States and its allies, Japan had taken the initiative and struck the first blow in what …
World War II
Book Review – Target: Rabaul: The Allied Siege of Japan’s Most Infamous Stronghold, March 1943 – August 1945
“The battle for Rabaul was World War II’s longest,” writes Bruce Gamble, a retired naval flight officer, in the final …
Book Review – Hidden Warbirds: The Epic Stories of Finding, Recovering, and Rebuilding WWII’s Lost Aircraft
The world of finding, restoring, and rebuilding lost World War II aircraft may seem like a niche market, and to …
Airborne C4ISR Aircraft Survey
During World War II, as Nazi Germany’s Focke-Wulf Fw 200 Condor long-range reconnaissance bombers threatened the safety of vital naval …
F6F Hellcat: Remembered Firsthand
“It was robust. It was powerful. And you had to learn it for yourself.”
Former Lt. (j.g.) Will Carroll was …
Mikhail Kalashnikov’s Legacy
Lt. Gen. Mikhail Kalashnikov, the designer and developer of the ubiquitous AK-series of combat rifles, passed away in Russia at …
Book Review – Fighting Hitler’s Jets: The Extraordinary Story of the American Airmen Who Beat the Luftwaffe and Defeated Nazi Germany
This new book, from the prolific expert Robert F. Dorr, offers an informed view of the opportunities and the difficulties …
Rommel Assumes Command of the Atlantic Wall
In the latter half of 1943, two of World War II’s most colorful and charismatic senior commanders, Gen. George S. …
Tragedy and Glory in Operation Raincoat: Ernie Pyle, John Huston, and the First Special Service Force
The Allies’ original plan in Italy called for the liberation of Rome by December 1943. But stymied by stubborn German …
Pearl Harbor Then & Now
The U.S. Navy Public Affairs Support Element West, Det. Hawaii created a nearly five minute video that combines firsthand accounts …