Movie Review: “Danger Close” Brings Home Reality of Vietnam War
This film deservedly joins the ranks of exceptionally well-made, authentically re-created Vietnam War movies
Russian Museum Honors Women War Heroes with Art Exhibit
Russia’s largest military history museum launched an art exhibit to honor female fighters from World War II
The P-47 “Jug” Hit the Germans Hard in the Air and on the Ground
World War II saw three U.S. Army Air Forces fighters of consequence: everybody’s favorite, the North American P-51; the remarkable Lockheed P-38; and the absurdly large Republic P-47.
American Outpost at Japan’s Front Door
Remote Pacific Islands attracted settlers who dreamed of annexation
Following in the Footsteps of Campo 78’s Escaped POWs
A scenic hiking trail in central Italy once served as a route for prisoners fleeing a notorious war camp.
Sabre Ace Race: Deadly Contest in Korea’s Skies
“Tell Jabara the Mexican got two.” The transmission from U.S. Air Force Captain Manuel J. “Pete” Fernandez Jr., inbound from MiG Alley on March 21, 1953,
Deep Blue in a Reb State
Martinsburg’s unionist passion was so unshakable, confederates resorted to calling the key western Virginia town ‘little Massachusetts
Uncommon Grit: Navy SEALs in Training
Take a closer look at the harsh reality of Navy SEAL training through these powerful images
From Hair to Opportunity
Rochester working girl builds an empire of businesswomen and changed the salon experience
How a New York Dentist Developed a Unique “Volley Gun”
The Billinghurst Requa Battery, a breechloading gun, consisted of 25 horizontally arrayed barrels and required a crew of three to work it.
Navy Ship to be Named After Korean War Medal of Honor Recipient
“One of the hardest things about the medal is that you’re really not allowed to forget about it."
Battle of the Mounts: Two of the Civil War’s Fiercest Cavalry Commanders Face Off
In June 1864 two of the Civil War’s fiercest cavalry commanders faced off at Trevilian Station, Virginia.
Skeletons in Buckskin at the Alamo
The murky fate of the Texian dead grows murkier after human remains turn up inside the famed San Antonio mission chapel
Japanese Ace Tomokazu Kasai Dies at 94
“I still have the same dream of a Hellcat on my tail, and I can’t shake it.”
