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World War II
February 2008
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The Race to Malta Running gauntlets of U-boats and Stukas, Allied tankers took inconceivable risks to keep the vital base supplied.   |
World War II
Anthony M. Scalzo |
Italian Naval Massacre During the March 28, 1941, Battle of Cape Matapan, British Admiral Andrew B. Cunningham decided once and for all who would be master of the Mediterranean. |
World War II
Kelly Bell |
Costly Capture of Crete German air superiority eventually drove the Royal Navy from the waters off the Greek island, Crete, and ensured the success of a bloody airborne invasion. |
World War II
June 2005
Walter Hassell |
USS Lexington: Walter Hassell Recalls the Torpedo Attack That Ended Lady Lex Unlike the flight crews, who had performed so well and valiantly, the ground crew and ship's company had been but spectators in the war. All this was to change. |
World War II
August 25, 2004
William B. Allmon |
USS Liscome Bay As the escort carrier Liscome Bay turned to launch its aircraft off Makin Atoll on November 24, 1943, Lt. Cmdr. Sunao Tabata of I-175 found himself presented with a target that submariners dream of. |
World War II
November 2007
Lawrence Spinetta |
Battle of the Bismarck Sea The Battle of the Bismarck Sea doomed Japanese hopes for victory in the South Pacific and proved the might of precision air power. The three-day battle stunned the Japanese military and changed the course of the Pacific war. |
Aviation History
May 2007
Kelly Bell |
The Forgotten Few: Polish Airmen Fought During the Battle of Britain Polish airmen fought valiantly against marauding Messerschmitts during the Battle of Britain, only to see their contributions largely ignored at war's end as Poland was absorbed into the Communist bloc. |
World War II
Williamson Murray |
Triumph of Operation Torch The Allied invasion of North Africa was a necessary first step on the road to victory in Europe. |
World War II
April 22, 2004
Brian Todd Carey |
Operation Pointblank: Evolution of Allied Air Doctrine In October 1943, the U.S. Eighth Air Force's losses became critical, forcing a reappraisal of the American daylight bombing strategy. |
AskMen.com
Aaron Broverman |
Top 10: Warships The warships on our top 10 list either helped define a country's naval superiority over another or they meant a technological milestone in the very way modern wars are fought. |
British Heritage
November 2005
Chris Sharp |
Nelson and The Battle of Trafalgar This 1805 victory at sea against the Franco-Spanish fleet immortalized Lord Nelson and changed the course of world history. |
Aviation History
May 2006
R.E. van Patten |
Hanna Reitsch: Hitler's Female Test Pilot Groundbreaking pilot Hanna Reitsch set more than 40 records in her lifetime. But she was tragically slow to recognize the ruin into which the Nazis were leading her homeland. |
National Defense
August 2007
Dave Chesebrough |
Association Leaders Experience Life Aboard the 'Big E' A recent visit to the USS Enterprise became an unforgettable experience for the presidents of the National Training and Simulation Association and the Association for Enterprise Integration. |
National Defense
April 2005
Harold Kennedy |
Carrier Overhaul The USS Enterprise (CVN-65), the Navy's oldest nuclear aircraft carrier -- just back from the war in Iraq -- is undergoing a $200 million overhaul that will help her last at least another decade. The work is being done at the Northrop Grumman Newport News, Va., shipyard. |
Parameters
Spring 2006 |
From the Archives Valuing Innovation Where You Find It: This story, drawing on the British Navy's conversion from sail to steam, may resonate across both centuries and service lines. |
National Defense
March 2009
Grace V. Jean |
Greater Demand for 'Soft Power' Reveals Shortfalls in The Navy They seek naval expertise in nontraditional missions such as training foreign navies to protect their coastlines. |
Salon.com
November 7, 2001
Matthew Price |
Paging Winston Churchill His emulators include Rudy Giuliani and George W. Bush, and his detractors say he destroyed the British Empire, but as a wartime leader he stands alone... |
