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Germany invaded.
IN SGT. YORK’S SHADOW A dramatized depiction of Alvin York’s exploits of Oct. 8, 1918. (Image source: WikiMedia Commons) “Ten of York’s comrades returned home to watch as their heralded platoon-mate became the subject of books, an autobiography, and even a Hollywood blockbuster.” By James Carl Nelson. ON OCT. 8, 1918 a lone American doughboy performed a feat of heroism that would make him a legend.“NUTS!”
Allied C-47s drop cargo on the surrounded town of Bastogne. (Image source: WikiMedia Commons) Harper found the two German negotiators standing in the wood blindfolded and under guard waiting to be sent back to their lines with the American answer. BATTLEFIELD STALINGRAD CLICK TO ENLARGE. Image source: The Map Archive The German assault on Stalingrad soon deteriorated into brutal close quarters combat as stalemate set in. From their initial incursions into the southern sector of the city, German troops began the slow and arduous process of pushing further into the city, which had been reduced to rubble by artillery fire and constant aerial bombardment. THE PHILIPPINE RESISTANCE ABOUT THE AUTHOR: James Kelly Morningstar is the author of War and Resistance in the Philippines, 1942-1945. A retired U.S. Army armor officer and decorated combat veteran with degrees from West Point and Kansas State University, he holds a master’s degree from Georgetown University, and a PhD from the University of Maryland.WILDCAT VS. ZERO
A Type 21 A6M Zero. (Image source: WikiMedia Commons) On the other side of the Pacific, the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) was in the market for a fast, modern fighter to replace its fixed gear, open cockpit Type 96 fighters (Allied code name Claude). Development of what became the Zero began in 1936 with an emphasis on maneuverability, long range and rate of climb.THE HIGGINS BOAT
Andrew Jackson Higgins, the shipbuilder who designed the LCVP. (Image source: WikiCommons) It began as a bayou barge for bootleggers. Originally known as the Eureka boat, it was the brainchild of Andrew Jackson Higgins.The hard-drinking, eccentric New Orleans shipping magnate designed the craft in 1926 as a manoeuvrable, shallow-draught motor barge for hauling cargo throughTHE LAST BLITZ
A German bomber prepares for a night raid. (Image source: German Federal Archive) The Fuhrer Strikes Back. The brainchild of Luftwaffe chief Hermann Goering, Steinbock was a reaction to the long-running Allied strategic bombing campaign against Germany.. Throughout late 1943, the Nazi Reichsmarschall lobbied Hitler to direct the Third Reich’s dwindling bomber force to undertake PERMISSION TO COME ABOARDHITLER’S HOLDOUTS
Hitler’s Holdouts – Meet the Last German Troops to Surrender in WW2. Published Date: 30 April, 2014. Wehrmacht troops give themselves up to the Canadian army, August, 1944. Although, the German armed forces officially surrendered en masse in May of 1945. Not all soldiers and sailors got the message. (Image source: WikiCommons) MILITARYHISTORYNOW.COM Life and Death on Stalin’s Home Front – Inside the Soviet Union During the Second World War. Published Date: 25 May, 2021. “Military triumph rested on the people on the home front who supplied the armaments the soldiers needed. The greatest victory of the 20th century depended on their efforts.”. By Wendy Z. Goldman WHENGermany invaded.
IN SGT. YORK’S SHADOW A dramatized depiction of Alvin York’s exploits of Oct. 8, 1918. (Image source: WikiMedia Commons) “Ten of York’s comrades returned home to watch as their heralded platoon-mate became the subject of books, an autobiography, and even a Hollywood blockbuster.” By James Carl Nelson. ON OCT. 8, 1918 a lone American doughboy performed a feat of heroism that would make him a legend.“NUTS!”
Allied C-47s drop cargo on the surrounded town of Bastogne. (Image source: WikiMedia Commons) Harper found the two German negotiators standing in the wood blindfolded and under guard waiting to be sent back to their lines with the American answer. BATTLEFIELD STALINGRAD CLICK TO ENLARGE. Image source: The Map Archive The German assault on Stalingrad soon deteriorated into brutal close quarters combat as stalemate set in. From their initial incursions into the southern sector of the city, German troops began the slow and arduous process of pushing further into the city, which had been reduced to rubble by artillery fire and constant aerial bombardment. THE PHILIPPINE RESISTANCE ABOUT THE AUTHOR: James Kelly Morningstar is the author of War and Resistance in the Philippines, 1942-1945. A retired U.S. Army armor officer and decorated combat veteran with degrees from West Point and Kansas State University, he holds a master’s degree from Georgetown University, and a PhD from the University of Maryland.WILDCAT VS. ZERO
A Type 21 A6M Zero. (Image source: WikiMedia Commons) On the other side of the Pacific, the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) was in the market for a fast, modern fighter to replace its fixed gear, open cockpit Type 96 fighters (Allied code name Claude). Development of what became the Zero began in 1936 with an emphasis on maneuverability, long range and rate of climb.THE HIGGINS BOAT
Andrew Jackson Higgins, the shipbuilder who designed the LCVP. (Image source: WikiCommons) It began as a bayou barge for bootleggers. Originally known as the Eureka boat, it was the brainchild of Andrew Jackson Higgins.The hard-drinking, eccentric New Orleans shipping magnate designed the craft in 1926 as a manoeuvrable, shallow-draught motor barge for hauling cargo throughTHE LAST BLITZ
A German bomber prepares for a night raid. (Image source: German Federal Archive) The Fuhrer Strikes Back. The brainchild of Luftwaffe chief Hermann Goering, Steinbock was a reaction to the long-running Allied strategic bombing campaign against Germany.. Throughout late 1943, the Nazi Reichsmarschall lobbied Hitler to direct the Third Reich’s dwindling bomber force to undertakeHITLER’S HOLDOUTS
Hitler’s Holdouts – Meet the Last German Troops to Surrender in WW2. Published Date: 30 April, 2014. Wehrmacht troops give themselves up to the Canadian army, August, 1944. Although, the German armed forces officially surrendered en masse in May of 1945. Not all soldiers and sailors got the message. (Image source: WikiCommons) PERMISSION TO COME ABOARD THE U.S. SHARPSHOOTERS Dismounted cavalrymen in action with Sharps rifles. (Image source: WikiMedia Commons) Sent out to scout along Seminary Ridge with the 3 rd Maine, the 1 st Sharpshooters stumbled upon the 10 th and 11 th Alabama regiments of Wilcox’s Brigade, which was rushing to refuse the right flank of the Confederate line.Unaware of the Sharpshooters presence, the 11 th was greeted by a torrent of well“SPEARHEAD”
A 2nd Armored Division tank destroyer. (Image source: WikiMedia Commons) But there was one better. The 3 rd Armored Division, like the 4 th, 5 th, and 6 th, didn’t join the war until the hectic weeks immediately after D-Day.The division landed in Normandy without a nickname and under the command of an amiable, even-tempered U.S. Military Academy classmate of General Dwight D. Eisenhower and PRINCE EUGEN OF SAVOY Eugen’s parents. (Image source: WikiMedia Commons) Despite being one of France’s greatest foes, he was actually born there. Eugen’s parents, Olympia Mazarin and Eugene Maurice of Savoy-Carignan, were of Italian descent, his father being of royal blood there, but they lived in Paris as part of “Sun King” Louis XIV ’s court. In fact, Eugen was born there in 1663.NAZI AGENTS IN IRAN
Yet three years later, these two novice secret agents, despite all odds and obstacles, would play key roles in laying the groundwork for one of the most audacious covert operations in World War II: the Nazi plot to assassinate FDR, Churchill, and Stalin at the Tehran Conference at the tail end of November, 1943. Dubbed Operation LongJump.
“NUTS!”
Allied C-47s drop cargo on the surrounded town of Bastogne. (Image source: WikiMedia Commons) Harper found the two German negotiators standing in the wood blindfolded and under guard waiting to be sent back to their lines with the American answer.THE MARTIN B-26
A U.S. Army Air Forces recruiting poster featuring the B-26. (Image source: WikiMedia Commons) It flew everywhere America fought. The U.S. Army Air Corps’ 22 nd Bombardment Group was the first unit to receive B-26s. The outfit retired its antiquated B-18 Bolos and began operating Marauders from Langley Field, Virginia in February 1941. The plane made its combat debut in an attack on Rabaul THE FLOWER-CLASS CORVETTE HMCS Riviere du Loup. (Image source: WikiMedia Commons) They were designed to be discount escorts. The Flower-class was born of necessity. Following the Munich Crisis of 1938, Britain’s Admiralty was convinced that war with Germany was inevitable. The Royal Navy, understanding that supplies from North America would be vital in any coming struggle, needed a ship that could guardTHE ATLANTIC WALL
It was a mind-bogglingly huge engineering project. Approximately 1.2 million tons of steel went into the Atlantic Wall. That’s enough to build more than 20,000 Tiger tanks. The Nazis also poured 17 million cubic metres of concrete into the defences – the equivalent of 1,100 Yankee Stadiums. The cost to lay down just the French portion of DUTCH WEAPONS AND AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE An 18th century Dutch musket, likely from the Revolutionary War era. Agents of Ben Franklin bought 2,000 Dutch muskets that were delivered to Massachusetts in 1777: many are labelled either “Thone Amsterdam” or “Tomson” on the lock plates. Not long after, agents of South Carolina purchased a sizeable quantity in Rotterdam.STALIN’S ORGAN
A BM-21 rocket launcher. It continued to be improved after 1945. Although the Katyusha was introduced as a stopgap alternative to conventional artillery, the design proved so successful that the Red Army continued to refine the concept into the 1950s and 60s. The BM-21 Grad or “Hail” was one such evolution. It could fire up to 40 128-mm M-21 warheads in less than 20 seconds. MILITARYHISTORYNOW.COM Life and Death on Stalin’s Home Front – Inside the Soviet Union During the Second World War. Published Date: 25 May, 2021. “Military triumph rested on the people on the home front who supplied the armaments the soldiers needed. The greatest victory of the 20th century depended on their efforts.”. By Wendy Z. Goldman WHENGermany invaded.
IN SGT. YORK’S SHADOW A dramatized depiction of Alvin York’s exploits of Oct. 8, 1918. (Image source: WikiMedia Commons) “Ten of York’s comrades returned home to watch as their heralded platoon-mate became the subject of books, an autobiography, and even a Hollywood blockbuster.” By James Carl Nelson. ON OCT. 8, 1918 a lone American doughboy performed a feat of heroism that would make him a legend.“NUTS!”
Allied C-47s drop cargo on the surrounded town of Bastogne. (Image source: WikiMedia Commons) Harper found the two German negotiators standing in the wood blindfolded and under guard waiting to be sent back to their lines with the American answer. BATTLEFIELD STALINGRAD CLICK TO ENLARGE. Image source: The Map Archive The German assault on Stalingrad soon deteriorated into brutal close quarters combat as stalemate set in. From their initial incursions into the southern sector of the city, German troops began the slow and arduous process of pushing further into the city, which had been reduced to rubble by artillery fire and constant aerial bombardment. THE PHILIPPINE RESISTANCE ABOUT THE AUTHOR: James Kelly Morningstar is the author of War and Resistance in the Philippines, 1942-1945. A retired U.S. Army armor officer and decorated combat veteran with degrees from West Point and Kansas State University, he holds a master’s degree from Georgetown University, and a PhD from the University of Maryland.WILDCAT VS. ZERO
A Type 21 A6M Zero. (Image source: WikiMedia Commons) On the other side of the Pacific, the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) was in the market for a fast, modern fighter to replace its fixed gear, open cockpit Type 96 fighters (Allied code name Claude). Development of what became the Zero began in 1936 with an emphasis on maneuverability, long range and rate of climb.THE HIGGINS BOAT
Andrew Jackson Higgins, the shipbuilder who designed the LCVP. (Image source: WikiCommons) It began as a bayou barge for bootleggers. Originally known as the Eureka boat, it was the brainchild of Andrew Jackson Higgins.The hard-drinking, eccentric New Orleans shipping magnate designed the craft in 1926 as a manoeuvrable, shallow-draught motor barge for hauling cargo throughTHE LAST BLITZ
A German bomber prepares for a night raid. (Image source: German Federal Archive) The Fuhrer Strikes Back. The brainchild of Luftwaffe chief Hermann Goering, Steinbock was a reaction to the long-running Allied strategic bombing campaign against Germany.. Throughout late 1943, the Nazi Reichsmarschall lobbied Hitler to direct the Third Reich’s dwindling bomber force to undertake PERMISSION TO COME ABOARDHITLER’S HOLDOUTS
Hitler’s Holdouts – Meet the Last German Troops to Surrender in WW2. Published Date: 30 April, 2014. Wehrmacht troops give themselves up to the Canadian army, August, 1944. Although, the German armed forces officially surrendered en masse in May of 1945. Not all soldiers and sailors got the message. (Image source: WikiCommons) MILITARYHISTORYNOW.COM Life and Death on Stalin’s Home Front – Inside the Soviet Union During the Second World War. Published Date: 25 May, 2021. “Military triumph rested on the people on the home front who supplied the armaments the soldiers needed. The greatest victory of the 20th century depended on their efforts.”. By Wendy Z. Goldman WHENGermany invaded.
IN SGT. YORK’S SHADOW A dramatized depiction of Alvin York’s exploits of Oct. 8, 1918. (Image source: WikiMedia Commons) “Ten of York’s comrades returned home to watch as their heralded platoon-mate became the subject of books, an autobiography, and even a Hollywood blockbuster.” By James Carl Nelson. ON OCT. 8, 1918 a lone American doughboy performed a feat of heroism that would make him a legend.“NUTS!”
Allied C-47s drop cargo on the surrounded town of Bastogne. (Image source: WikiMedia Commons) Harper found the two German negotiators standing in the wood blindfolded and under guard waiting to be sent back to their lines with the American answer. BATTLEFIELD STALINGRAD CLICK TO ENLARGE. Image source: The Map Archive The German assault on Stalingrad soon deteriorated into brutal close quarters combat as stalemate set in. From their initial incursions into the southern sector of the city, German troops began the slow and arduous process of pushing further into the city, which had been reduced to rubble by artillery fire and constant aerial bombardment. THE PHILIPPINE RESISTANCE ABOUT THE AUTHOR: James Kelly Morningstar is the author of War and Resistance in the Philippines, 1942-1945. A retired U.S. Army armor officer and decorated combat veteran with degrees from West Point and Kansas State University, he holds a master’s degree from Georgetown University, and a PhD from the University of Maryland.WILDCAT VS. ZERO
A Type 21 A6M Zero. (Image source: WikiMedia Commons) On the other side of the Pacific, the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) was in the market for a fast, modern fighter to replace its fixed gear, open cockpit Type 96 fighters (Allied code name Claude). Development of what became the Zero began in 1936 with an emphasis on maneuverability, long range and rate of climb.THE HIGGINS BOAT
Andrew Jackson Higgins, the shipbuilder who designed the LCVP. (Image source: WikiCommons) It began as a bayou barge for bootleggers. Originally known as the Eureka boat, it was the brainchild of Andrew Jackson Higgins.The hard-drinking, eccentric New Orleans shipping magnate designed the craft in 1926 as a manoeuvrable, shallow-draught motor barge for hauling cargo throughTHE LAST BLITZ
A German bomber prepares for a night raid. (Image source: German Federal Archive) The Fuhrer Strikes Back. The brainchild of Luftwaffe chief Hermann Goering, Steinbock was a reaction to the long-running Allied strategic bombing campaign against Germany.. Throughout late 1943, the Nazi Reichsmarschall lobbied Hitler to direct the Third Reich’s dwindling bomber force to undertake PERMISSION TO COME ABOARDHITLER’S HOLDOUTS
Hitler’s Holdouts – Meet the Last German Troops to Surrender in WW2. Published Date: 30 April, 2014. Wehrmacht troops give themselves up to the Canadian army, August, 1944. Although, the German armed forces officially surrendered en masse in May of 1945. Not all soldiers and sailors got the message. (Image source: WikiCommons) THE U.S. SHARPSHOOTERS Dismounted cavalrymen in action with Sharps rifles. (Image source: WikiMedia Commons) Sent out to scout along Seminary Ridge with the 3 rd Maine, the 1 st Sharpshooters stumbled upon the 10 th and 11 th Alabama regiments of Wilcox’s Brigade, which was rushing to refuse the right flank of the Confederate line.Unaware of the Sharpshooters presence, the 11 th was greeted by a torrent of well“SPEARHEAD”
A 2nd Armored Division tank destroyer. (Image source: WikiMedia Commons) But there was one better. The 3 rd Armored Division, like the 4 th, 5 th, and 6 th, didn’t join the war until the hectic weeks immediately after D-Day.The division landed in Normandy without a nickname and under the command of an amiable, even-tempered U.S. Military Academy classmate of General Dwight D. Eisenhower and PRINCE EUGEN OF SAVOY Eugen’s parents. (Image source: WikiMedia Commons) Despite being one of France’s greatest foes, he was actually born there. Eugen’s parents, Olympia Mazarin and Eugene Maurice of Savoy-Carignan, were of Italian descent, his father being of royal blood there, but they lived in Paris as part of “Sun King” Louis XIV ’s court. In fact, Eugen was born there in 1663.NAZI AGENTS IN IRAN
Yet three years later, these two novice secret agents, despite all odds and obstacles, would play key roles in laying the groundwork for one of the most audacious covert operations in World War II: the Nazi plot to assassinate FDR, Churchill, and Stalin at the Tehran Conference at the tail end of November, 1943. Dubbed Operation LongJump.
“NUTS!”
Allied C-47s drop cargo on the surrounded town of Bastogne. (Image source: WikiMedia Commons) Harper found the two German negotiators standing in the wood blindfolded and under guard waiting to be sent back to their lines with the American answer.THE MARTIN B-26
A U.S. Army Air Forces recruiting poster featuring the B-26. (Image source: WikiMedia Commons) It flew everywhere America fought. The U.S. Army Air Corps’ 22 nd Bombardment Group was the first unit to receive B-26s. The outfit retired its antiquated B-18 Bolos and began operating Marauders from Langley Field, Virginia in February 1941. The plane made its combat debut in an attack on Rabaul THE FLOWER-CLASS CORVETTE HMCS Riviere du Loup. (Image source: WikiMedia Commons) They were designed to be discount escorts. The Flower-class was born of necessity. Following the Munich Crisis of 1938, Britain’s Admiralty was convinced that war with Germany was inevitable. The Royal Navy, understanding that supplies from North America would be vital in any coming struggle, needed a ship that could guardTHE ATLANTIC WALL
It was a mind-bogglingly huge engineering project. Approximately 1.2 million tons of steel went into the Atlantic Wall. That’s enough to build more than 20,000 Tiger tanks. The Nazis also poured 17 million cubic metres of concrete into the defences – the equivalent of 1,100 Yankee Stadiums. The cost to lay down just the French portion of DUTCH WEAPONS AND AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE An 18th century Dutch musket, likely from the Revolutionary War era. Agents of Ben Franklin bought 2,000 Dutch muskets that were delivered to Massachusetts in 1777: many are labelled either “Thone Amsterdam” or “Tomson” on the lock plates. Not long after, agents of South Carolina purchased a sizeable quantity in Rotterdam.STALIN’S ORGAN
A BM-21 rocket launcher. It continued to be improved after 1945. Although the Katyusha was introduced as a stopgap alternative to conventional artillery, the design proved so successful that the Red Army continued to refine the concept into the 1950s and 60s. The BM-21 Grad or “Hail” was one such evolution. It could fire up to 40 128-mm M-21 warheads in less than 20 seconds. MILITARYHISTORYNOW.COM Life and Death on Stalin’s Home Front – Inside the Soviet Union During the Second World War. Published Date: 25 May, 2021. “Military triumph rested on the people on the home front who supplied the armaments the soldiers needed. The greatest victory of the 20th century depended on their efforts.”. By Wendy Z. Goldman WHENGermany invaded.
NAZI AGENTS IN IRAN
Yet three years later, these two novice secret agents, despite all odds and obstacles, would play key roles in laying the groundwork for one of the most audacious covert operations in World War II: the Nazi plot to assassinate FDR, Churchill, and Stalin at the Tehran Conference at the tail end of November, 1943. Dubbed Operation LongJump.
THE FLOWER-CLASS CORVETTE HMCS Riviere du Loup. (Image source: WikiMedia Commons) They were designed to be discount escorts. The Flower-class was born of necessity. Following the Munich Crisis of 1938, Britain’s Admiralty was convinced that war with Germany was inevitable. The Royal Navy, understanding that supplies from North America would be vital in any coming struggle, needed a ship that could guard THE PHILIPPINE RESISTANCE ABOUT THE AUTHOR: James Kelly Morningstar is the author of War and Resistance in the Philippines, 1942-1945. A retired U.S. Army armor officer and decorated combat veteran with degrees from West Point and Kansas State University, he holds a master’s degree from Georgetown University, and a PhD from the University of Maryland. IN SGT. YORK’S SHADOW A dramatized depiction of Alvin York’s exploits of Oct. 8, 1918. (Image source: WikiMedia Commons) “Ten of York’s comrades returned home to watch as their heralded platoon-mate became the subject of books, an autobiography, and even a Hollywood blockbuster.” By James Carl Nelson. ON OCT. 8, 1918 a lone American doughboy performed a feat of heroism that would make him a legend. BATTLEFIELD STALINGRAD CLICK TO ENLARGE. Image source: The Map Archive The German assault on Stalingrad soon deteriorated into brutal close quarters combat as stalemate set in. From their initial incursions into the southern sector of the city, German troops began the slow and arduous process of pushing further into the city, which had been reduced to rubble by artillery fire and constant aerial bombardment.CAMERAS GO TO WAR
Cameras Go to War – 100 Years of Combat Photography Gear. Published Date: 17 October, 2020. Ernest Brooks, pictured here on the Western Front, may be one of the First World War’s most famous photographers. But thanks to the emergence of affordable pocket cameras, any ordinary soldier could snap his own shots. (Image source:WikiMedia Commons)
THE LAST BLITZ
A German bomber prepares for a night raid. (Image source: German Federal Archive) The Fuhrer Strikes Back. The brainchild of Luftwaffe chief Hermann Goering, Steinbock was a reaction to the long-running Allied strategic bombing campaign against Germany.. Throughout late 1943, the Nazi Reichsmarschall lobbied Hitler to direct the Third Reich’s dwindling bomber force to undertake THE HEARTTHROB ASSASSIN “Men admired him. Women found him irresistible. He had everything going for him. Until something festering inside him drove him to kill.” By E. Lawrence Abel ONE HUNDRED AND fifty-three years after John Wilkes Booth’s death, historiansA FEW GOOD MEN
(Image source: WikiCommons) The leader of the British detachment, Major Ian Crooke, was a senior officer in the elite British unit and part of the famous 1980 assault on the Iranian embassy in London.. It turned out that Crooke, who already had a reputation in the British military for being something of a maverick, was going to exceed those orders and quite spectacularly it turned out. MILITARYHISTORYNOW.COM Life and Death on Stalin’s Home Front – Inside the Soviet Union During the Second World War. Published Date: 25 May, 2021. “Military triumph rested on the people on the home front who supplied the armaments the soldiers needed. The greatest victory of the 20th century depended on their efforts.”. By Wendy Z. Goldman WHENGermany invaded.
NAZI AGENTS IN IRAN
Yet three years later, these two novice secret agents, despite all odds and obstacles, would play key roles in laying the groundwork for one of the most audacious covert operations in World War II: the Nazi plot to assassinate FDR, Churchill, and Stalin at the Tehran Conference at the tail end of November, 1943. Dubbed Operation LongJump.
THE FLOWER-CLASS CORVETTE HMCS Riviere du Loup. (Image source: WikiMedia Commons) They were designed to be discount escorts. The Flower-class was born of necessity. Following the Munich Crisis of 1938, Britain’s Admiralty was convinced that war with Germany was inevitable. The Royal Navy, understanding that supplies from North America would be vital in any coming struggle, needed a ship that could guard THE PHILIPPINE RESISTANCE ABOUT THE AUTHOR: James Kelly Morningstar is the author of War and Resistance in the Philippines, 1942-1945. A retired U.S. Army armor officer and decorated combat veteran with degrees from West Point and Kansas State University, he holds a master’s degree from Georgetown University, and a PhD from the University of Maryland. IN SGT. YORK’S SHADOW A dramatized depiction of Alvin York’s exploits of Oct. 8, 1918. (Image source: WikiMedia Commons) “Ten of York’s comrades returned home to watch as their heralded platoon-mate became the subject of books, an autobiography, and even a Hollywood blockbuster.” By James Carl Nelson. ON OCT. 8, 1918 a lone American doughboy performed a feat of heroism that would make him a legend. BATTLEFIELD STALINGRAD CLICK TO ENLARGE. Image source: The Map Archive The German assault on Stalingrad soon deteriorated into brutal close quarters combat as stalemate set in. From their initial incursions into the southern sector of the city, German troops began the slow and arduous process of pushing further into the city, which had been reduced to rubble by artillery fire and constant aerial bombardment.CAMERAS GO TO WAR
Cameras Go to War – 100 Years of Combat Photography Gear. Published Date: 17 October, 2020. Ernest Brooks, pictured here on the Western Front, may be one of the First World War’s most famous photographers. But thanks to the emergence of affordable pocket cameras, any ordinary soldier could snap his own shots. (Image source:WikiMedia Commons)
THE LAST BLITZ
A German bomber prepares for a night raid. (Image source: German Federal Archive) The Fuhrer Strikes Back. The brainchild of Luftwaffe chief Hermann Goering, Steinbock was a reaction to the long-running Allied strategic bombing campaign against Germany.. Throughout late 1943, the Nazi Reichsmarschall lobbied Hitler to direct the Third Reich’s dwindling bomber force to undertake THE HEARTTHROB ASSASSIN “Men admired him. Women found him irresistible. He had everything going for him. Until something festering inside him drove him to kill.” By E. Lawrence Abel ONE HUNDRED AND fifty-three years after John Wilkes Booth’s death, historiansA FEW GOOD MEN
(Image source: WikiCommons) The leader of the British detachment, Major Ian Crooke, was a senior officer in the elite British unit and part of the famous 1980 assault on the Iranian embassy in London.. It turned out that Crooke, who already had a reputation in the British military for being something of a maverick, was going to exceed those orders and quite spectacularly it turned out. THE BATTLE OF MOUNT LONGDON 1 day ago · The route of the British task force sent to recapture the Falklands and the smaller South Georgia island. (Image source: WikiMedia Commons) As we the British task force neared the Islands, the government in London announced a Total Exclusion Zone around the Falkland Islands that would extend 200 nautical miles around the Falklands in all directions. . According to the declaration, any sea THE U.S. SHARPSHOOTERS 11 hours ago · Dismounted cavalrymen in action with Sharps rifles. (Image source: WikiMedia Commons) Sent out to scout along Seminary Ridge with the 3 rd Maine, the 1 st Sharpshooters stumbled upon the 10 th and 11 th Alabama regiments of Wilcox’s Brigade, which was rushing to refuse the right flank of the Confederate line.Unaware of the Sharpshooters presence, the 11 th was greeted by a torrent of well PRINCE EUGEN OF SAVOY Eugen’s parents. (Image source: WikiMedia Commons) Despite being one of France’s greatest foes, he was actually born there. Eugen’s parents, Olympia Mazarin and Eugene Maurice of Savoy-Carignan, were of Italian descent, his father being of royal blood there, but they lived in Paris as part of “Sun King” Louis XIV ’s court. In fact, Eugen was born there in 1663. DIVE BOMBERS AT MIDWAY A Dauntless tail gunner. (Image source: WikiMedia Commons) Insanely Dangerous. Once the bomb was released, the aviator pulled out of his dive, a maneuver that might leave him struggling to breathe as he experienced as much as six times the force of gravity. THE PHILIPPINE RESISTANCE ABOUT THE AUTHOR: James Kelly Morningstar is the author of War and Resistance in the Philippines, 1942-1945. A retired U.S. Army armor officer and decorated combat veteran with degrees from West Point and Kansas State University, he holds a master’s degree from Georgetown University, and a PhD from the University of Maryland.WILDCAT VS. ZERO
A Type 21 A6M Zero. (Image source: WikiMedia Commons) On the other side of the Pacific, the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) was in the market for a fast, modern fighter to replace its fixed gear, open cockpit Type 96 fighters (Allied code name Claude). Development of what became the Zero began in 1936 with an emphasis on maneuverability, long range and rate of climb. DUTCH WEAPONS AND AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE An 18th century Dutch musket, likely from the Revolutionary War era. Agents of Ben Franklin bought 2,000 Dutch muskets that were delivered to Massachusetts in 1777: many are labelled either “Thone Amsterdam” or “Tomson” on the lock plates. Not long after, agents of South Carolina purchased a sizeable quantity in Rotterdam.STALIN’S ORGAN
A BM-21 rocket launcher. It continued to be improved after 1945. Although the Katyusha was introduced as a stopgap alternative to conventional artillery, the design proved so successful that the Red Army continued to refine the concept into the 1950s and 60s. The BM-21 Grad or “Hail” was one such evolution. It could fire up to 40 128-mm M-21 warheads in less than 20 seconds. THE WAY OF THE SAMURAI A samurai prepares to perform seppuku.Before him sits the poem he has just written about his own death. (Image source: WikiCommons) A warrior performed seppuku by plunging a dagger or sword into the left side of his abdomen and then drawing it across to the right. To demonstrate that this was an act of sheer will, the blade might be used to make as many as two additional cuts in the sameFAMOUS LAST WORDS
Von Schlieffen: The man with the plan. In 1906, von Schlieffen famously devised a war plan that would enable Germany to deliver a decisive knockout blow against long-time rival France. The scheme involved driving the entire right wing of the Kaiser’s army around the French defences to the north, through Belgium and along the Channel coast to capture Paris from the rear. MILITARYHISTORYNOW.COM Life and Death on Stalin’s Home Front – Inside the Soviet Union During the Second World War. Published Date: 25 May, 2021. “Military triumph rested on the people on the home front who supplied the armaments the soldiers needed. The greatest victory of the 20th century depended on their efforts.”. By Wendy Z. Goldman WHENGermany invaded.
NAZI AGENTS IN IRAN
Yet three years later, these two novice secret agents, despite all odds and obstacles, would play key roles in laying the groundwork for one of the most audacious covert operations in World War II: the Nazi plot to assassinate FDR, Churchill, and Stalin at the Tehran Conference at the tail end of November, 1943. Dubbed Operation LongJump.
THE FLOWER-CLASS CORVETTE HMCS Riviere du Loup. (Image source: WikiMedia Commons) They were designed to be discount escorts. The Flower-class was born of necessity. Following the Munich Crisis of 1938, Britain’s Admiralty was convinced that war with Germany was inevitable. The Royal Navy, understanding that supplies from North America would be vital in any coming struggle, needed a ship that could guard THE PHILIPPINE RESISTANCE ABOUT THE AUTHOR: James Kelly Morningstar is the author of War and Resistance in the Philippines, 1942-1945. A retired U.S. Army armor officer and decorated combat veteran with degrees from West Point and Kansas State University, he holds a master’s degree from Georgetown University, and a PhD from the University of Maryland. IN SGT. YORK’S SHADOW A dramatized depiction of Alvin York’s exploits of Oct. 8, 1918. (Image source: WikiMedia Commons) “Ten of York’s comrades returned home to watch as their heralded platoon-mate became the subject of books, an autobiography, and even a Hollywood blockbuster.” By James Carl Nelson. ON OCT. 8, 1918 a lone American doughboy performed a feat of heroism that would make him a legend. BATTLEFIELD STALINGRAD CLICK TO ENLARGE. Image source: The Map Archive The German assault on Stalingrad soon deteriorated into brutal close quarters combat as stalemate set in. From their initial incursions into the southern sector of the city, German troops began the slow and arduous process of pushing further into the city, which had been reduced to rubble by artillery fire and constant aerial bombardment.CAMERAS GO TO WAR
Cameras Go to War – 100 Years of Combat Photography Gear. Published Date: 17 October, 2020. Ernest Brooks, pictured here on the Western Front, may be one of the First World War’s most famous photographers. But thanks to the emergence of affordable pocket cameras, any ordinary soldier could snap his own shots. (Image source:WikiMedia Commons)
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A German bomber prepares for a night raid. (Image source: German Federal Archive) The Fuhrer Strikes Back. The brainchild of Luftwaffe chief Hermann Goering, Steinbock was a reaction to the long-running Allied strategic bombing campaign against Germany.. Throughout late 1943, the Nazi Reichsmarschall lobbied Hitler to direct the Third Reich’s dwindling bomber force to undertake THE HEARTTHROB ASSASSIN “Men admired him. Women found him irresistible. He had everything going for him. Until something festering inside him drove him to kill.” By E. Lawrence Abel ONE HUNDRED AND fifty-three years after John Wilkes Booth’s death, historiansA FEW GOOD MEN
(Image source: WikiCommons) The leader of the British detachment, Major Ian Crooke, was a senior officer in the elite British unit and part of the famous 1980 assault on the Iranian embassy in London.. It turned out that Crooke, who already had a reputation in the British military for being something of a maverick, was going to exceed those orders and quite spectacularly it turned out. MILITARYHISTORYNOW.COM Life and Death on Stalin’s Home Front – Inside the Soviet Union During the Second World War. Published Date: 25 May, 2021. “Military triumph rested on the people on the home front who supplied the armaments the soldiers needed. The greatest victory of the 20th century depended on their efforts.”. By Wendy Z. Goldman WHENGermany invaded.
NAZI AGENTS IN IRAN
Yet three years later, these two novice secret agents, despite all odds and obstacles, would play key roles in laying the groundwork for one of the most audacious covert operations in World War II: the Nazi plot to assassinate FDR, Churchill, and Stalin at the Tehran Conference at the tail end of November, 1943. Dubbed Operation LongJump.
THE FLOWER-CLASS CORVETTE HMCS Riviere du Loup. (Image source: WikiMedia Commons) They were designed to be discount escorts. The Flower-class was born of necessity. Following the Munich Crisis of 1938, Britain’s Admiralty was convinced that war with Germany was inevitable. The Royal Navy, understanding that supplies from North America would be vital in any coming struggle, needed a ship that could guard THE PHILIPPINE RESISTANCE ABOUT THE AUTHOR: James Kelly Morningstar is the author of War and Resistance in the Philippines, 1942-1945. A retired U.S. Army armor officer and decorated combat veteran with degrees from West Point and Kansas State University, he holds a master’s degree from Georgetown University, and a PhD from the University of Maryland. IN SGT. YORK’S SHADOW A dramatized depiction of Alvin York’s exploits of Oct. 8, 1918. (Image source: WikiMedia Commons) “Ten of York’s comrades returned home to watch as their heralded platoon-mate became the subject of books, an autobiography, and even a Hollywood blockbuster.” By James Carl Nelson. ON OCT. 8, 1918 a lone American doughboy performed a feat of heroism that would make him a legend. BATTLEFIELD STALINGRAD CLICK TO ENLARGE. Image source: The Map Archive The German assault on Stalingrad soon deteriorated into brutal close quarters combat as stalemate set in. From their initial incursions into the southern sector of the city, German troops began the slow and arduous process of pushing further into the city, which had been reduced to rubble by artillery fire and constant aerial bombardment.CAMERAS GO TO WAR
Cameras Go to War – 100 Years of Combat Photography Gear. Published Date: 17 October, 2020. Ernest Brooks, pictured here on the Western Front, may be one of the First World War’s most famous photographers. But thanks to the emergence of affordable pocket cameras, any ordinary soldier could snap his own shots. (Image source:WikiMedia Commons)
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A German bomber prepares for a night raid. (Image source: German Federal Archive) The Fuhrer Strikes Back. The brainchild of Luftwaffe chief Hermann Goering, Steinbock was a reaction to the long-running Allied strategic bombing campaign against Germany.. Throughout late 1943, the Nazi Reichsmarschall lobbied Hitler to direct the Third Reich’s dwindling bomber force to undertake THE HEARTTHROB ASSASSIN “Men admired him. Women found him irresistible. He had everything going for him. Until something festering inside him drove him to kill.” By E. Lawrence Abel ONE HUNDRED AND fifty-three years after John Wilkes Booth’s death, historiansA FEW GOOD MEN
(Image source: WikiCommons) The leader of the British detachment, Major Ian Crooke, was a senior officer in the elite British unit and part of the famous 1980 assault on the Iranian embassy in London.. It turned out that Crooke, who already had a reputation in the British military for being something of a maverick, was going to exceed those orders and quite spectacularly it turned out. THE BATTLE OF MOUNT LONGDON 1 day ago · The route of the British task force sent to recapture the Falklands and the smaller South Georgia island. (Image source: WikiMedia Commons) As we the British task force neared the Islands, the government in London announced a Total Exclusion Zone around the Falkland Islands that would extend 200 nautical miles around the Falklands in all directions. . According to the declaration, any sea THE U.S. SHARPSHOOTERS 11 hours ago · Dismounted cavalrymen in action with Sharps rifles. (Image source: WikiMedia Commons) Sent out to scout along Seminary Ridge with the 3 rd Maine, the 1 st Sharpshooters stumbled upon the 10 th and 11 th Alabama regiments of Wilcox’s Brigade, which was rushing to refuse the right flank of the Confederate line.Unaware of the Sharpshooters presence, the 11 th was greeted by a torrent of well PRINCE EUGEN OF SAVOY Eugen’s parents. (Image source: WikiMedia Commons) Despite being one of France’s greatest foes, he was actually born there. Eugen’s parents, Olympia Mazarin and Eugene Maurice of Savoy-Carignan, were of Italian descent, his father being of royal blood there, but they lived in Paris as part of “Sun King” Louis XIV ’s court. In fact, Eugen was born there in 1663. DIVE BOMBERS AT MIDWAY A Dauntless tail gunner. (Image source: WikiMedia Commons) Insanely Dangerous. Once the bomb was released, the aviator pulled out of his dive, a maneuver that might leave him struggling to breathe as he experienced as much as six times the force of gravity. THE PHILIPPINE RESISTANCE ABOUT THE AUTHOR: James Kelly Morningstar is the author of War and Resistance in the Philippines, 1942-1945. A retired U.S. Army armor officer and decorated combat veteran with degrees from West Point and Kansas State University, he holds a master’s degree from Georgetown University, and a PhD from the University of Maryland.WILDCAT VS. ZERO
A Type 21 A6M Zero. (Image source: WikiMedia Commons) On the other side of the Pacific, the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) was in the market for a fast, modern fighter to replace its fixed gear, open cockpit Type 96 fighters (Allied code name Claude). Development of what became the Zero began in 1936 with an emphasis on maneuverability, long range and rate of climb. DUTCH WEAPONS AND AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE An 18th century Dutch musket, likely from the Revolutionary War era. Agents of Ben Franklin bought 2,000 Dutch muskets that were delivered to Massachusetts in 1777: many are labelled either “Thone Amsterdam” or “Tomson” on the lock plates. Not long after, agents of South Carolina purchased a sizeable quantity in Rotterdam.STALIN’S ORGAN
A BM-21 rocket launcher. It continued to be improved after 1945. Although the Katyusha was introduced as a stopgap alternative to conventional artillery, the design proved so successful that the Red Army continued to refine the concept into the 1950s and 60s. The BM-21 Grad or “Hail” was one such evolution. It could fire up to 40 128-mm M-21 warheads in less than 20 seconds. THE WAY OF THE SAMURAI A samurai prepares to perform seppuku.Before him sits the poem he has just written about his own death. (Image source: WikiCommons) A warrior performed seppuku by plunging a dagger or sword into the left side of his abdomen and then drawing it across to the right. To demonstrate that this was an act of sheer will, the blade might be used to make as many as two additional cuts in the sameFAMOUS LAST WORDS
Von Schlieffen: The man with the plan. In 1906, von Schlieffen famously devised a war plan that would enable Germany to deliver a decisive knockout blow against long-time rival France. The scheme involved driving the entire right wing of the Kaiser’s army around the French defences to the north, through Belgium and along the Channel coast to capture Paris from the rear. MILITARYHISTORYNOW.COM “It seems half the town was involved in helping the escapees. Some forged documents for them: the town clerk supplied official blank forms, another provided the necessary rubber stamps and a photographertook the document
THE FLOWER-CLASS CORVETTE HMCS Riviere du Loup. (Image source: WikiMedia Commons) They were designed to be discount escorts. The Flower-class was born of necessity. Following the Munich Crisis of 1938, Britain’s Admiralty was convinced that war with Germany was inevitable. The Royal Navy, understanding that supplies from North America would be vital in any coming struggle, needed a ship that could guardNAZI AGENTS IN IRAN
Yet three years later, these two novice secret agents, despite all odds and obstacles, would play key roles in laying the groundwork for one of the most audacious covert operations in World War II: the Nazi plot to assassinate FDR, Churchill, and Stalin at the Tehran Conference at the tail end of November, 1943. Dubbed Operation LongJump.
NAPOLEON EXPOSED!
“In his common intercourse of life, and his familiar conversation, the Emperor mutilated the names most familiar to him.” By Shannon Selin FURTHER TO MY previous article, “10 Interesting Facts about Napoleon Bonaparte,” here are 10THE LAST BLITZ
A German bomber prepares for a night raid. (Image source: German Federal Archive) The Fuhrer Strikes Back. The brainchild of Luftwaffe chief Hermann Goering, Steinbock was a reaction to the long-running Allied strategic bombing campaign against Germany.. Throughout late 1943, the Nazi Reichsmarschall lobbied Hitler to direct the Third Reich’s dwindling bomber force to undertakeACTS OF DEFIANCE
The USS Somers. (Image source: WikiCommons) Rebels at Sea. An alleged mutiny on another U.S. Navy vessel wasn’t motivated by racial injustice, but rather greed. While returning to New York from Africa in November of 1842, the skipper of the ten-gun brig USS Somers got wind of a plot by 20 crewmen to take the ship and go a-pirating.The captain, an officer by the name of Mackenzie, THE HEARTTHROB ASSASSIN “Men admired him. Women found him irresistible. He had everything going for him. Until something festering inside him drove him to kill.” By E. Lawrence Abel ONE HUNDRED AND fifty-three years after John Wilkes Booth’s death, historians KEY WEST - THE CONFEDERATE CITY THAT SECEDED FROM THE Key West sits at the far western end of the Florida Keys. In fact, according to this story in the area newspaper The Keys News, the laid back atmosphere that makes the island such a popular tourist destination today seemed to have been equally abundant in the 1860s.While there certainly was a core of pro-Confederate Southerners inhabiting the city, a large population of settlers from New PERMISSION TO COME ABOARDA FEW GOOD MEN
(Image source: WikiCommons) The leader of the British detachment, Major Ian Crooke, was a senior officer in the elite British unit and part of the famous 1980 assault on the Iranian embassy in London.. It turned out that Crooke, who already had a reputation in the British military for being something of a maverick, was going to exceed those orders and quite spectacularly it turned out. MILITARYHISTORYNOW.COM “It seems half the town was involved in helping the escapees. Some forged documents for them: the town clerk supplied official blank forms, another provided the necessary rubber stamps and a photographertook the document
THE FLOWER-CLASS CORVETTE HMCS Riviere du Loup. (Image source: WikiMedia Commons) They were designed to be discount escorts. The Flower-class was born of necessity. Following the Munich Crisis of 1938, Britain’s Admiralty was convinced that war with Germany was inevitable. The Royal Navy, understanding that supplies from North America would be vital in any coming struggle, needed a ship that could guardNAZI AGENTS IN IRAN
Yet three years later, these two novice secret agents, despite all odds and obstacles, would play key roles in laying the groundwork for one of the most audacious covert operations in World War II: the Nazi plot to assassinate FDR, Churchill, and Stalin at the Tehran Conference at the tail end of November, 1943. Dubbed Operation LongJump.
NAPOLEON EXPOSED!
“In his common intercourse of life, and his familiar conversation, the Emperor mutilated the names most familiar to him.” By Shannon Selin FURTHER TO MY previous article, “10 Interesting Facts about Napoleon Bonaparte,” here are 10THE LAST BLITZ
A German bomber prepares for a night raid. (Image source: German Federal Archive) The Fuhrer Strikes Back. The brainchild of Luftwaffe chief Hermann Goering, Steinbock was a reaction to the long-running Allied strategic bombing campaign against Germany.. Throughout late 1943, the Nazi Reichsmarschall lobbied Hitler to direct the Third Reich’s dwindling bomber force to undertakeACTS OF DEFIANCE
The USS Somers. (Image source: WikiCommons) Rebels at Sea. An alleged mutiny on another U.S. Navy vessel wasn’t motivated by racial injustice, but rather greed. While returning to New York from Africa in November of 1842, the skipper of the ten-gun brig USS Somers got wind of a plot by 20 crewmen to take the ship and go a-pirating.The captain, an officer by the name of Mackenzie, THE HEARTTHROB ASSASSIN “Men admired him. Women found him irresistible. He had everything going for him. Until something festering inside him drove him to kill.” By E. Lawrence Abel ONE HUNDRED AND fifty-three years after John Wilkes Booth’s death, historians KEY WEST - THE CONFEDERATE CITY THAT SECEDED FROM THE Key West sits at the far western end of the Florida Keys. In fact, according to this story in the area newspaper The Keys News, the laid back atmosphere that makes the island such a popular tourist destination today seemed to have been equally abundant in the 1860s.While there certainly was a core of pro-Confederate Southerners inhabiting the city, a large population of settlers from New PERMISSION TO COME ABOARDA FEW GOOD MEN
(Image source: WikiCommons) The leader of the British detachment, Major Ian Crooke, was a senior officer in the elite British unit and part of the famous 1980 assault on the Iranian embassy in London.. It turned out that Crooke, who already had a reputation in the British military for being something of a maverick, was going to exceed those orders and quite spectacularly it turned out. PRINCE EUGEN OF SAVOY Eugen’s parents. (Image source: WikiMedia Commons) Despite being one of France’s greatest foes, he was actually born there. Eugen’s parents, Olympia Mazarin and Eugene Maurice of Savoy-Carignan, were of Italian descent, his father being of royal blood there, but they lived in Paris as part of “Sun King” Louis XIV ’s court. In fact, Eugen was born there in 1663. ‘I DIE LIKE A GENTLEMAN & SOLDIER’ Michael MacCallan is related to Robert Boyd (1805-1831) given that Boyd was the uncle to Michael’s great grandfather William Boyd-Carpenter (1841-1918), the Bishop of Ripon (1884-1911).This article is based on family papers. Michael is also the author of Light out of Deep Darkness, the Biography of Arthur MacCallan, the Trachoma Pioneer, and his campaign against the plague of ophthalmia in DIVE BOMBERS AT MIDWAY A Dauntless tail gunner. (Image source: WikiMedia Commons) Insanely Dangerous. Once the bomb was released, the aviator pulled out of his dive, a maneuver that might leave him struggling to breathe as he experienced as much as six times the force of gravity. IN SGT. YORK’S SHADOW A dramatized depiction of Alvin York’s exploits of Oct. 8, 1918. (Image source: WikiMedia Commons) “Ten of York’s comrades returned home to watch as their heralded platoon-mate became the subject of books, an autobiography, and even a Hollywood blockbuster.” By James Carl Nelson. ON OCT. 8, 1918 a lone American doughboy performed a feat of heroism that would make him a legend. THE CAPITAL OF RUINS My grandfather, Robert L. Fowler, was a sergeant in the U.S. Army’s 35th Division, 134th Infantry Regiment at the time – one of a handful of units that broke through the German defenses to take Saint-Lô.. My latest book, Finding St. Lo: A Memoir of War and Family, tracks Fowler’s own experiences in the momentous battle, along with those of one of his comrades: an army medic by the name THE BATTLE OF ‘NEGRO FORT’ A sketch of the fort’s earthworks composed shortly after the battle. (Image source: WikiCommons) Following the final ratification of the Treaty of Ghent in the spring of 1815, the British withdrew their forces from Florida. With their powerful allies suddenly gone, most of the Indians gathered at the Apalachicola fort returned to their homes.HITLER’S HOLDOUTS
The U-977 moored in Argentina more than 100 days after the end of the war in Europe. (Image source: WikiCommons) V-Plus 101 Days. Germany had all but collapsed when the Type VII sub U-977 put to sea from Kristiansand, Norway on her very first war patrol.It was May 2, 1945 – less than a week before VE Day.MOSQUITO BYTES
DH.98 MOSQUITO Mk II Crew: 2; Wingspan: 54 ft.; Length: 41 ft.; Empty Weight: 13,000 lbs.; Max.Takeoff Weight: 18,600 lbs.; Engines: 2 x Rolls Royce Merlin V12, 1480 HP; Max Speed: 610 km/h (370 mph); Ceiling: 29,000 ft.; Range: 1500 km (900 miles); Armament: 4 x 20 mm cannon and 4 x .303 machine guns. (Image source: WikiCommons) Target: Oslo. Long before the advent of smart bombs or BUZZ KILL – 13 REMARKABLE FACTS ABOUT THE V-1 FLYING BOMB Pulsejet Powered. The buzz bomb’s revolutionary engine, the Argus As 014 pulsejet, was designed in 1928 by inventor Paul Schmidt.The motor, which ran on ordinary gasoline, fired 50 times a second, giving the V-1 its unmistakable and terrifying sound (♬ listen here).As far back as 1934, the Munich-based rocket scientist envisioned his creation being used to propel high explosive warheadsKILLER ANTIQUES
A British soldier with a Lee-Enfield rifle, 1944. (Image source: WikiCommons) When the Rangers finally do mothball their ancient .303s, the only remaining users, aside from sport shooters and collectors, will be a handful of police forces in Bangladesh and India.__ __
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