The “new” USS Hyman G. Rickover (SSN-795) takes shape at General Dynamics’ Electric Boat Division in Groton, Conn. Her keel was laid in 2018, and…
After the aerial bombardments and missile strikes, someone has to put boots on the ground and actually occupy the enemy territory. That job often falls…
Even the universal warning symbol for biological hazards looks threatening with the claw-like shapes ready to latch on or bite unsuspecting victims. Biological warfare can…
With the exception of WW I’s famous Christmas Truce in 1914, Christmas war is more common that Christmas peace.
A modern map of Wake Island atoll, which is literally on the edge of nowhere in the vast Pacific Ocean, but so important strategically the…
These flags were erected along roads in and around an O’Fallon, Illinois, park to mark Veteran’s Day 2020. They reminded me of all the WW…
Historian Stephen Ambrose says with a little bit of luck, Lt. Col. George Armstrong Custer could have been elected president of the United States, IF…
Americans have been rioting for a long time. Five civilians died when British troops fired on demonstrators in Boston, Mass., on March 5, 1770. This…
The hero of the Battle of Midway — the Douglas SBD-3 Dauntless dive bomber hanging from the ceiling at Chicago’s Midway Airport. Dauntless aircraft sank four Japanese…
A photo of the emergency entrance to Hitler’s underground bunker in Berlin where he spent the last four months of his life. The conical-shaped structure…