Year: 2021
Mustang vs. Corsair – Inside the U.S. Navy’s 1944 Match-Up Between the Two Fighters
“In late January and early February 1944, the U.S. Navy conducted a comparison of both airplanes at the Naval Air Station, Patuxent River, Maryland.” By Marc Liebman U.S. ARMY AIR Force pilots who flew the…
Operation Lam Son 719 – Inside the 1971 Battle That Decimated America’s Helicopter Force in Vietnam
“American aircrews soon found themselves flying against some of the most intense anti-aircraft and ground fire they’d faced in Southeast Asia.” By Larry Freeland IN 1967, the noted American novelist John Steinbeck was sent by…
Celtic Fight Songs – Eight Famous Melodies Irish and Scottish Armies Played in Battle
“From ancient bards playing on harps to massed corps of pipes and drums, it seems wherever Celtic armies fought, they did so with the sound of their unmistakable music in the air.” By Douglas Brown…
Napalm, Tanks and Death Rays — History’s First Attempts at Modern-Day Weaponry
“A number of innovators throughout history who developed early versions of some of today’s more revolutionary fighting machines.” JAN ZIZKA, a 15th century Czech military leader who led a rebellion against the powerful Catholic Church,…
The Battle of Cantigny – Inside America’s First Major Offensive of World War One
“Ultimately, Cantigny was little more than a skirmish when compared to the epic battles of the Western Front. Yet its strategic importance far outweighed its size in terms of forces committed.” By Michael Stroud BY…
Harald Hardrada – The Rise and Fall of the Last Great Viking King
“Harald earned the nickname ‘Hard Ruler.’ He lorded over his people with a tyrannical hand.” By Don Hollway MILITARY HISTORY buffs recall King Harald III of Norway as Hardrada, the “Hard Ruler,” last of the…
