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Near the end of World War II, Germany was running short on oil, but still had plenty of coal. Hence, this strange aircraft that was designed to run on coal. The Bizarre Coal-Powered WWII Fighter Germany Never Got To Finish…
Much of what defines modern warfare was born during World War II. From combined arms operations to strategic bombing and amphibious assault, the conflict produced weapons that permanently altered how wars are fought. These weren’t temporary solutions—they were answers to…
Carswell Air Force Base, Texas, was both the start line and the finish. A B-50A bomber named Lucky Lady II left there on Feb. 26, 1949, and landed back at Carswell at 9:22 a.m. on March 2, 1949, after flying around the world without landing. The Air…
Bruyères sits in a valley in northeast France, ringed by four wooded hills that Allied planners labeled A, B, C and D. In October 1944 those hills stood between the 442nd Regimental Combat Team and the town. By the night of Oct.
Twenty battle stars went to the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CV-6) for her World War II service, three more than any other ship, according to the Naval History and Heritage Command. NHHC credits her planes and guns with downing 911 enemy planes…
BEAUMONT — More than 80 years after she served her country during World War II, Beaumont veteran Mabel Zenon-Williams is being honored for her role in a groundbreaking military unit. Zenon-Williams was part of the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion, the only all-Black,…
On one end of the leadership spectrum, there is Machiavelli–conniving, ambitious and ruthless. On the other there is Cyrus the Great–humble, generous and loyal. Along this spectrum of great leaders and motivators, used so often in business books,…
“A blind man can see it in a minute,” George Patton said of the II Corps troops he inherited after Kasserine Pass in 1943. “They don’t look like soldiers, they don’t act like soldiers, why should they be expected to fight…
Genghis Khan Map of Conquest. Image Credit: Creative Commons. Military History Quote of the Day: “There is no good in anything until it is finished.” – Genghis Khan Genghis Khan was one of history’s great conquerors. Living in the 12th and 13th centuries,…
“An army of lions commanded by a deer will never be an army of lions.” – Napoleon. The quote, widely attributed to Napoleon Bonaparte, is sometimes invoked in modern discussions about military effectiveness and leadership failure. While Napoleon did not coin…