Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security
“There are no extraordinary men…just extraordinary circumstances that ordinary men are forced to deal with.” – U.S. Navy Admiral William Bull Halsey These were...
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“There are no extraordinary men…just extraordinary circumstances that ordinary men are forced to deal with.” – U.S. Navy Admiral William Bull Halsey These were...
“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...
“One of the most frequently noted characteristics of great men who have remained great is loyalty to their subordinates.” – General George Patton George...
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...