Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security
Synopsis: Douglas MacArthur’s career is a study in how command success depends on the people who execute it. Raised in an Army family, he...
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Synopsis: Douglas MacArthur’s career is a study in how command success depends on the people who execute it. Raised in an Army family, he...
Synopsis: Built under treaty-era limits, the South Dakota-class battleships packed nine 16-inch guns, heavy armor, and high speed into a compact hull just as...
Key Points and Summary – A century ago, battleships anchored American sea power—and the South Dakota-class quietly mattered more than most remember. -Funded in...
Key Points and Summary – Winston Churchill is remembered as the bulldog who led Britain through World War II, but this piece uses one...
Key Points and Summary – Dwight D. Eisenhower’s life reads like a manual for modern leadership. Raised in Abilene, Kansas, he fought through early...
Key Points and Summary – George S. Patton Jr. remains one of America’s most quotable and polarizing commanders—battlefield genius and hard-driving disciplinarian. -Born in...
Key Points and Summary – In November 1940, Britain’s Royal Navy used HMS Illustrious to launch a night raid on Italy’s fleet at Taranto,...
Key Points and Summary – Pearl Harbor has a second, forgotten catastrophe. On May 21, 1944, West Loch—packed with LSTs loaded for the Saipan...
Key Points and Summary – USS Wisconsin—“Big Whiskey”—was an Iowa-class battleship that proved old steel could stay relevant. Fast for her size and built...
Key Points and Summary – The Montana-class was America’s planned super-battleship: bigger, tougher, and harder-hitting than the Iowa class, with twelve 16-inch guns and...