Learning to Fly – Six of America’s Most Important Cold War Training Aircraft
“Trainers have to be just challenging enough to fly to eliminate the willing but unworthy yet not so difficult to fly as to be dangerous for the neophyte.” Trainer aircraft are the unsung heroes of…
The Castles of World War Two – Nine Medieval Strongholds and the Amazing Roles They Played in Wartime
“A great many ancient European fortresses figured prominently in the six-year conflict. Consider these.” FROM ITS PERCH HIGH ATOP THE FAMOUS White Cliffs, the sprawling fortress of Dover Castle protected England’s shores from invasion for hundreds of…
The Great War in Colour — Hundred-Year-Old Photos Get 21st Century Make Over
“Campaign organizers hope that the remastered photos, which are bursting with share-worthy vibrance, will get younger generations excited about the past.” A TORONTO-BASED charity is breathing new life into history with a collection of remastered archival photos…
Project Eldest Son – The Top Secret U.S. Scheme to Sabotage the Enemy’s Own Rifles in Vietnam
“The objective of the plan was two fold — thin the enemy’s ranks, while at the same time sapping his confidence in his own equipment.” THE U.S. MILITARY’S Studies and Observations Group might sound like a dull Washington policy think thank,…
World War 1776 – How the American Revolution Touched Off One of History’s First Global Conflicts
“Most of the stories of the Revolutionary War focus on the American land campaigns, but in fact it was a global war.” AMERICANS REMEMBER the War of Independence as a classic tale of David and…
Of Blood and Oil – How the Fight for Petroleum in WW1 Changed Warfare Forever
“World War One was the first conflict to be fuelled by oil. For the first time in warfare, petroleum possession became the lifeblood of armies.” By Timothy C. Winegard DURING WORLD WAR TWO, roughly, 90…
