Brave Or Crazy? James Ward Saved His Crew In One Daredevil Stunt
There is a fine line between acts of bravery and acts of madness, and there are no better examples of balancing on that line than…
Did Churchill Believe the Superstition About the Apes of Gibraltar?
Many political officials have discovered the importance of preserving declining animal populations and the immense public feeling generated by such animals and their plight. So…
Deadliest Day in American History is September 17 – Antietam By the Numbers
Today marks the 156th anniversary of Antietam, arguably the pivotal battle of the Civil War. Had the South won on that September day, Robert E.…
Soviet Actress and U.S. Naval Officer – True Story of Love in the Cold War
Against the backdrop of war, heroic feats seem even more astounding and love stories take on a whole new poignancy. There is one love story…
Germany’s Subs That Didn’t Surrender to Allies
German U-boats were the scourge of the high seas in the Second World War. The Atlantic was always a contested battleground with the threat of…
Aircraft Carriers Rule the Seas! – DOD Videos
Aircraft carriers and associated technology have advanced considerably since their humble origins in the First World War. In 1910, pilot Eugene Burton Ely was the…
Snipers Created Confederate Chain-of-Command Crisis at Antietam
At Antietam—as with other Civil War battles—the most modern weaponry was employed, rifled muskets and long-range cannons that could lob a shell a mile distant.…
How the Tanker USS Neosho Helped Save U.S. Carriers in Battle of Coral Sea
Undoubtedly, some types of U.S. Naval ships, past and present, are more recognizable, more famous, more flashy than others. Aircraft carriers and battleships immediately come…
Battleship Yamato’s Final Kamikaze Mission
IJN Yamato, a battleship of the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN), was the first battleship of the Yamato class, the largest and most powerful battleship in naval…
Built To Last: Five Decades for the Iowa Class Battleship
The United States has always demonstrated its fierce independence by going in directions that other nations might find unusual or even downright odd. But if…
Pushing the Rebs to the Brink – The 9th New York Zouaves at Antietam
During the afternoon of the Battle of Antietam, Federal forces mounted a final assault. First they formed into a massive, mile-wide battle line on the…
The Ship Hunting Harpoon Missile
The name Harpoon evokes whale hunting when one thinks about it, and for good reason, because this missile was originally designed in 1965 to hunt…