The atomic bomb is an engine for the destruction of human civilization,…
The Bomb That Ended the War
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Lessons from England’s 16th Century “Rough Wooing” of Scotland
England’s King James I and VI had a clear goal in mind…
Sir Philip Louis Vian of Britain’s Royal Navy
Sir Philip Vian was a Royal Navy officer, who held a number…
Did General Giap Say North Vietnam Was Close to Surrender?
In January of 1970, the war in Vietnam was going badly for…
They Don’t Need No Badges
It is common for a story of war to be told from…
How the Smallpox Epidemic Led to the First Vaccine Passport
At the end of the seventeenth century, Europe was in the throes…
Union Troopers with a Southern Twang
The Confederate States of America, or “the Confederacy,” was a political entity…
One-Oh-Wonder: The Amazing F-101 Voodoo
In the early 1950s, the USAF had a problem: The F-101 Voodoo…
Veterans in 1984 Organized a Triathlon to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall
On September 15, 1984, more than 300,000 people came together at the…
Eagle Squadron Memories
I was a kid of the 1960s, when the very mention of…