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Tyranny of Distance – How Overcoming Geography Was Key to the Allied Victory in WW2
“If the Allies failed to secure the sea lines of communications (SLOCs) between North America and Great Britain from Hitler’s U-boats, the invasions of North Africa, Sicily, Normandy and even Southern France would not have…
Victory 1871 – Inside the Far-Reaching German Triumph in the Franco-Prussian War
“The French, for all their elan and sacrifice, succumbed to the unstoppable drive of a modern and vastly better organized army of which they had little understanding.” By Ron Singerton BY THE LATE 1860s the Prussian…
The Capture of German Micronesia — How Bold Moves in 1914 Won Japan a South Pacific Empire
“Within a period of two weeks, all of German Micronesia north of the equator was in Japanese hands. German possessions to the south would go to the British, Australians, and New Zealanders.” By George Yagi…
Life from Death — The First World War and the Birth of Modern Medicine
“It was that awful butchery of humans that led to the true foundation of modern medicine.” By Thomas S. Helling, MD AT THE DAWN of the 20th century, the world was poised on the brink…
The Capture of German Micronesia — How Swift Action in 1914 Secured Japan a South Pacific Empire
“Within a period of two weeks, all of German Micronesia north of the equator was in Japanese hands. German possessions to the south would go to the British, Australians and New Zealanders.” By George Yagi…
The F-117 – Nine Amazing Facts About America’s Legendary “Stealth Fighter”
“For years, the plane’s very existence remained one of the Pentagon’s most closely guarded secrets.” ON AUG. 1, 2008, the United States Air Force decommissioned the last of America’s F-117 Nighthawks. The move marked the…
