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While smaller and slower than the “fleet” aircraft carriers employed by the United States Navy during World War II, the escort carrier – also...
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While smaller and slower than the “fleet” aircraft carriers employed by the United States Navy during World War II, the escort carrier – also...
USS California: Attacked At Pearl Harbor But Made an Amazing Comeback – There was no shortage of “heroes” on December 7, 1941, at Pearl Harbor, and...
Since I’ve written about both American and Japanese WWII dive bombers – the Douglas SBD Dauntless and Aichi D3A “Val” respectively” – on behalf...
Among the vessels lost during the war was the Imperial Japanese Navy's Shinano, the largest carrier built during the Second World War.
The US Navy's USS Washington has the distinction of sinking an enemy battleship in “one on one” combat during World War II.
The Japanese Mounted a Sneak Attack on Pearl Harbor That Hardened the American Will: Today, the United States is as divided as it has...
There is a surviving Nakajima Kikka airframe on display at the Mary Baker Engen Restoration Hangar of the Smithsonian’s Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, Virginia.
Why Hitler Never Invaded Switzerland, a 3 Minute History: In June 1940, France was defeated. Poland, Norway, Denmark, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, and Belgium were occupied...
Does Ukraine Need a Modern Eagle Squadron? – During the First World War, a number of volunteer pilots – mostly Americans – joined the...
She wasn’t as beloved as the B-17 Flying Fortress, and she didn’t make the literally earth-shattering history of the B-29 Superfortress. But nonetheless, the...