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‘You’re in the Cockpit’ — Climb Aboard a B-26 for a Real 1943 Skip Bombing Mission
“Today’s target is a convoy of six merchant ships carrying ammunition, trucks, artillery pieces, spare parts, and food. Two of the vessels are tankers filled with diesel and aviation fuel. They are being escorted by…
YE-ZB ‘Hayrake’ — The Top-Secret Radio Navigation System That Helped America’s Carrier Pilots Defeat Japan
“Senior Japanese naval officers wondered how U.S. aircrews could always find their carriers.” By Marc Liebman HISTORIES OF THE Pacific War often focus on carrier-based aircraft flying strikes against enemy-held islands or ships many hundreds…
Suicide Jockeys — Why America’s Glider Pilots Were the Unsung Heroes of WWII
“Gliders could deposit men, equipment, ammo, jeeps, and howitzers onto unprepared fields silently and with pinpoint precision.” By Monique Taylor AMERICA’S GLIDER pilots of the Second World War considered themselves the “bastards of the Army…
Reflections on ‘Oppenheimer’ — Physicist-Turned-Author Shares Insights Into Best-Picture Favourite
“After 10 years of research, I have written a book about how the hydrogen bomb was developed by this country. J. Robert Oppenheimer is a prominent figure in my book.” By Tom Ramos SINCE THE…
Dominique-Jean Larrey — How Napoleon’s Maverick Army Surgeon Revolutionized Battlefield Medicine
“Napoleon said of him, ‘if an army were to build a monument to just one man, it would be Larrey. All the wounded are his family.’” By John Danielski DOCTORS MAKING house calls is sadly…
Charm Offensive — How Alexander the Great Shrewdly Won Persian Hearts and Minds
“Alexander’s Persian policies are a fascinating element of his reign and demonstrate insight into his skills as a strategist. He was able to effectively forge a combined political and military effort that sustained his rule…
