Tarawa Veteran Sees Picture of The Man Who Saved His Life 70 Years Ago
“Semper Fidelis” Men were floating in the water, some wounded and screaming, others already dead. Scanning the carnage, Dean Ladd wondered how long his luck…
Missiles of Missouri – Jamestown veteran served as commander for Minuteman II missile crews
When graduating from Jamestown High School in Missouri in 1964, Larry Reynolds recognized an opportunity to continue his education through the University of Missouri-Columbia, participating…
Kangaroo Squadron American Courage in the Darkest Days of WW2
I am pleased to get my reviewing year off to a blistering start with this superb book from the historian Bruce Gamble. In it, he…
The Italian-Anglo-American Armistice – The Background
Italian attempts to reach an armistice with the Anglo-American forces were attempted several times and on personal initiatives since 1942. This article describes some of…
Surprising Top-25 List Of Most Built Allied & Axis Aircraft Types,1940-1945
If you always wanted to know how many aircraft were produced during the war years, then this is your must-read list. The aircraft are ranked…
Vietnam An Epic Tragedy 1945-1975
There has been far too much ink expended on the Vietnam War to waste time trying to pick out merits of much of the decision-making…
Emotionally Tough Virtual Tour: Inside the Auschwitz Concentration Camp
The Auschwitz concentration camp is an international symbol of human tragedy, terror, and genocide. It was originally intended to be another of the regular concentration…
“I got to come home” – Veteran served with U.S. Army’s 4th Infantry Division in WWII
In the late spring of 1944, Lloyd Workman left his home near the community of Vienna, Missouri, to travel to the sprawling city of St.…
The Dakota Hunter: Airborne Aircraft Carriers: Wing Tip Coupling Giving A “Free Ride” To Fighters
In this DAKOTA HUNTER BLOG, you will read about the concept of the Post-War Airborne Aircraft Carriers. During WWII, the flight range of the USAAF…
United States Army Armored Divisions Of The Second World War
Michael Green has had a busy year by the look of things because he is back with another instalment of his illustrated histories produced under…
Wolseley Was Critical of The Award of The VC to British officers at Rorke’s Drift
I recently reviewed a biographical history of the men who flew on the famous Doolittle Raid of 1942 where I professed strong approval of that…
The World Of The Battleship
I come from a family with a seafaring tradition and although it skipped my direct branch because my father preferred khaki to blue in 1939…