Dr. James Holmes: The Naval Diplomat - 19FortyFive
I’ve been a ghost around the hallowed halls of the U.S. Naval War College in Newport this sabbatical year. But I did clank and...
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I’ve been a ghost around the hallowed halls of the U.S. Naval War College in Newport this sabbatical year. But I did clank and...
The Hunt for Red October, starring the late great Sir Sean Connery, was a huge hit with film critics and moviegoing audiences alike. K-19:...
So during this sabbatical year, I’ve been reading Andrew Lambert’s The British Way of War: Julian Corbett and the Battle for a National Strategy...
They do things “big” in Texas, and this week a massive dry dock arrived in the Lone Star State that will be used in the...
Yes, the U.S. Navy’s aircraft carriers are the most powerful warship on the planet, at least according to many experts. But even these fine...
In the previous installments of 19FortyFive’s ongoing coverage of the 80th anniversary of the Battle of Midway, we (1) provided a general overview of...
Arleigh Burke Flight III, explained – “This ship is built to fight. You had better know how.” That quote comes from U.S. Navy Admiral Arleigh...
There have been plenty of good ideas for warships in naval history like battleships and aircraft carriers. But why not create a hybrid, like...
The day of the battleship has long passed. However, even as these warships were in decline, there was one class of battleship that clearly...
Of all the topics I’ve written about thus far in my fledgling career as a Contributing Editor for 19FortyFive, this one is going to...