Dogfighting — A Primer on Fighter Combat in World War Two
“Once the fight begins, the outcome is determined by a pilot’s experience in the air, his tactics and the airplane itself.” By Marc Liebman MOST comparisons of aircraft focus on a numerical evaluation, i.e. which…
The Battle of Cherbourg — When Union and Confederate Warships Clashed Off the Coast of France
“For the crew of the Kearsarge, this was the payoff for more than two years of searching the Atlantic for Confederate warships.” By Walter Topp IT WAS NO chance encounter. When the Confederate warship CSS…
Wellesley in India — Inside the Future Duke of Wellington’s Astonishing 1803 Campaign in the Second Maratha War
“By defeating the more powerful Maratha army and effectively knocking it out of the war, Wellesley fissured the confederates and demonstrated the superiority of his own native and British troops.” By Josh Provin MAJOR General…
Paradise on Fire — How Civilians Became the Forgotten Victims of the Battle for Saipan
“The contest between the two powers unleashed a nightmare upon the island’s civilian population, sparing no one from the tragedies of war.” By George Yagi Jr. LOCATED IN the western Pacific, the Mariana Islands were…
Bermuda at War – How Britain’s Atlantic Island Territory Played a Role in Eight Different Conflicts
“During the war, Bermuda teemed with Allied naval and air force personnel: British, American and Canadian.” By Bob Richards BERMUDA does not exactly loom large in the annals of military history. When most people think…
The Battle of Beecher Island — How a Small Frontier Clash Became a Harbinger of Decades of War on the American Plains
“The settlement of the West was a collision of irreconcilable cultures, and all the key actors in the struggle were represented— the army, the Natives, the settlers. The small island they fought over was a…
