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Thunderbolts on VE-day

Sep, 06 , 23

“When interviewed many years later, those involved didn’t remember much about that time except for one incident. They all remembered that incident vividly and very consistently. The story was inevitably...

The Caravelle Samba

Aug, 21 , 23

The Sud Aviation Caravelle was a French jet airliner produced from the 1950s through the 1970s. A recently published book authored by Wolfgang Borgmann provides a complete history of the...

Bob Harper Update

Jul, 28 , 23

I am saddened to forward you the news that Bob Harper passed away on July 6. Bob’s biographer, Bill Cullen, said: He had gone through a couple of weeks of...

Sheahan’s Last Stand

Jul, 17 , 23

Dreamland by Peter W. Merlin is the most detailed, authoritative history of the US military test facility known as “Area 51.” Area 51 is located near Groom Lake, a remote...

Confusion on the Atlantic

Jul, 03 , 23

Reaping the Whirlwind is a history of WWI U-boat operations in the western Atlantic, specifically during the period after America officially entered the war. Very little has been written on...

Third Pilot

Jul, 03 , 23

Flying Fortress Gunner chronicles Bob Harper's experience as a ball turret gunner in the 8th Air Force, primarily through his letters and extensive interviews with author Bill Cullen. Along with...

War Coffee

Jul, 03 , 23

“We fired up our little auxiliary power unit to pick up the electrical load and brought the throttles down to idle, because the Blackhawk has transmission-driven alternators that trip off-line...

Swimming in a Ship

Jul, 03 , 23

This week we are diverting somewhat from our usual military subjects with an excerpt from an upcoming book on the SS United States. The United States was a civilian cruise...

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