Naval Aviation Through the Decades: Catalina Rescue
Another of naval aviation’s countless heroic actions of World War II began Feb. 11, 1944, when a PBY-5 Catalina broke …
World War II
Faircount Media Group Releases Defense Summer 2011 Edition
In the Summer 2011 Edition of Defense
Clarence A. Robinson interviews Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-Calif.) about the defense budget, his …
The Last and Largest Wargame Before World War II: The Louisiana Maneuvers
By mid-1941, the U.S. Army’s ranks had more than doubled, from 620,000 in December 1940, to 1,460,998 men. In the …
High Flight: The Most Famous Aviation Poem Is Born
“An aeroplane is not to us a weapon of war, but a flash of silver slanting the skies; the hum …
A Matter of Priorities: American Production in World War II, Part 2
“If we do not watch our step we shall find the White House en route to England with the Washington …
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 “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 …