Category: Weapons and Technology
The Last Sailing Warship – Inside the Amazing Voyage of the Kaiser’s Commerce Raider ‘Seeadler’
“Von Luckner preferred to capture his prey rather than kill. In its entire career as a raider, Seeadler’s guns only took a single life.” By Blaine Pardoe THE STORIED AGE OF SAIL was long over…
The Hedgehog — Meet the Allies’ Devastatingly Effective U-Boat Killer
“The Hedgehog had several advantages over the depth charge.” By Mark Lardas THE U.S. NAVY’S Mk. 10 and Mk. 11 ahead-throwing spigot mortar projector was the deadliest submarine killer of World War Two. The proper…
‘The Automation of Genocide’ — How the Nazis Used IBM Technology to Bring About the Holocaust
“It’s the story of the world’s first personal information catastrophe, and that catastrophe ushered in the worst atrocities of World War II.” By James Grippando WHEN ACCLAIMED theatre director Joe Adler asked me to write…
Crash Landings Only — The Harrowing Job of the WW2 Combat Glider Pilot
“Their missions were so dangerous that they earned an Air Medal for each, the equivalent of a Bronze Star.” By Scott McGaugh WHEN WARS begin, those who volunteer or who are drafted enter a universe…
‘Destroyer: The U-Boat Hunter’ – New WW2 Combat Simulator Lets Gamers Fight the Battle of the Atlantic
“[The game] combines the thrill of commanding an anti-submarine warship with the tactical challenge of managing a whole escort group protecting convoys against relentless wolf packs of submarines.” THE BATTLE OF the Atlantic is remembered…
Hellcat vs. Focke-Wulf — How Did the U.S. Navy Warplane Stack Up Against Germany’s FW-190?
“The U.S. Navy, which in addition to fighting the Pacific War took part in Allied operations in the Mediterranean and North Sea, needed its aviators to be ready for Focke-Wulfs.” By Marc Liebman THE FOCKE-WULF…
