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“Pain is weakness leaving the body.” – Lewis “Chesty” Puller Lewis “Chesty” Puller was one of the most decorated Marines in all of American...
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“Pain is weakness leaving the body.” – Lewis “Chesty” Puller Lewis “Chesty” Puller was one of the most decorated Marines in all of American...
“Human beings are made up of flesh and blood, and a miracle fiber called courage.” – U.S. Army General George Patton George S. Patton...
The worst aircraft carrier title is one that could go to several ships. And if you were looking to give this dubious distinction, one...
“It is fatal to enter any war without the will to win it.” – General Douglas MacArthur In many ways, the Second World War...
General George S. Patton Jr.’s observation captures the command philosophy that drove one of the most consequential operational achievements of World War II: the...
As part of our work at 19FortyFive, we regularly visit military facilities and museums to document aircraft that helped shape modern warfare. In July...
The American-made P-40E Warhawk, aka Kittyhawk (not to be confused with the U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk [CV-63]) is one of the...
Chester Nimitz took command of the Pacific Fleet weeks after Pearl Harbor — when American naval power was at its lowest point in history....
General and President Dwight Eisenhower commanded the largest invasion in human history and watched thousands of men die on the beaches he sent them...
The Yamato-Class Battleships Were Completely Destroyed During WWII: The Musashi was one of four planned Yamato-class battleships for the Imperial Navy of Japan. The...