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...

Mines and Tunnels

May, 18 , 23

The mountain warfare on the Italian front during the First World War occurred at remarkable altitudes on a horrific scale. Troops and artillery regularly fortified positions above 5,000 feet, in...

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