Military History

Hono­lulu after Pearl Harbor: A report published for the first time, 71 years later (Washington Post)

The fascinating history of AC-130 Spectre and his operations: http://www.spectre-association.org/historySpectre.htm Plane-by-plane history: http://www.spectre-association.org/First_Lady_129.htm http://www.spectre-association.org/listingsA.htm http://www.spectre-association.org/listingsEH.htm http://www.spectre-association.org/listingsU.htm

The Ultimate Weapon: Combining a Battleship and an Aircraft Carrier? (National Interest) To see this platform in action, check out Ed Ladner's North Carolina class in the HCDB!

Of general interest (look in the CIA Flikr link): http://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/design/g2865/declassified-cia-maps/?src=nl&mag=pop&list=nl_pnl_news&date=113016

Interesting sonar and towed array photos of contemporary US and Russian submarines, including internal layout/dameged ones: http://imgur.com/a/UlM8T

From the Zahal.org site: http://www.zahal.org/groups/battle-of-latakia

Discovery of a few minutes ago, but probably worth of visit, in English and French: http://www.cieldegloire.com/

Reviewed by Lt. Col. Andrew D. Dausman, USMCR In Unsinkable, James Sullivan delivers a comprehensive account of USS Plunkett during World War II (WWII). A Gleaves-class destroyer, Plunkett saw action in North Africa, Sicily, Salerno, Anzio, Omaha Beach, and the Allied invasion of Southern France. According to Sullivan, Plunkett is one of the few, perhaps only, warships to fight in every Navy-supported European invasion during WWII. While Sullivan is a seasoned writer for the New York Times and National Geographic Travel Magazine, Unsinkable is his first book. Sullivan tells Plunkett’s story through the wartime experiences of the ship’s crew members, one of which …

Air Power Lessons from the Korean War (Defense Media Network)

Edward Saylor, 1 of last 4 WWII Doolittle Raiders, dies at 94 (Stars and Stripes)

A clear, simply and short article: http://jtmcdaniel.com/asdic.html

A glimpse on its use in LCC ships: http://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/17953/navys-blue-ridge-class-command-ships-once-had-this-wacky-air-defense-missile-system

Navy Honors Submarine Hero Baltimore Sun - August 29, 2007 By Bradley Olson, Sun Reporter The nicknames of Rear Adm. Eugene B. Fluckey -- "The Galloping Ghost of the China Coast" and "Lucky Fluckey" -- meant to bring a little levity to the exploits of one of the most decorated sailors in history. But as loved ones and shipmates approached an urn on display under the vast dome of the Naval Academy chapel yesterday to say a few words, many stopped in awe, bowing slightly as a last homage to the man who sank 29 Japanese ships as a submarine commander in the Pacific on his way to receiving the Medal of Honor and four Navy Crosses. About 250 people gathere…

From BBC News 15 February 1989: Soviet troops pull out of Afghanistan Soviet troops are withdrawing from Afghanistan, nine years after they swept into the country. A convoy of Soviet armoured vehicles travelled the 260-mile (418km) journey to the USSR border while other soldiers left aboard an Ilyushin 76 transport aircraft. Earlier, the Soviet government had announced the departure of the last troops although snow had delayed a five-day airlift from the Afghan capital Kabul. The journey is especially dangerous on the Salang Pass through the Hindu Kush Mountains, where more than 10,000 mujahideen operate. The mujahideen - Afghan Islamic fighters - …

With the Indian Do-228 and Alize now in the HCDB, we can read this link to the Indian Naval Air Squadron 310 "Cobras" history, in search of inspiration for scenarios in exotic places: http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/NAVY/Aviation/Squadrons/47-INAS-310.html

By CWO-4 Lester B. Tucker, USN (Ret.) Originally Published in Pull Together Vol. 32 No. 1 (Spring/Summer 1993) It is a sure bet that one of the proudest days in an enlisted individual’s naval service is the date on which a first-class petty officer dons the uniform and is accepted into the Chief Petty Officer community. At this time, the PO1’s leadership and professional abilities are recognized by superiors. These qualities continue to be honed with experience and maturity until retirement. This article covers the history of the grade of Chief Petty Officer. April 1, 1993, marked the 100th anniversary of the creation of that grade. It is necessary, however, t…

By Mark Harris; Helion, Warwick, UK, (2021). Reviewed By Capt. Richard Dick, USN (Ret.) Harwich Submarines in the Great War is the detailed story of the 1914 British overseas submarine campaign. “Detailed” really does not do the author justice. Mark Harris’s research is little short of astonishing. He has plumbed British, German, and French archives, the papers of Adm. Roger Keyes, RN (Commodore in Charge, Submarine Service, 1912-1914), and the British and German official histories to tell the story, in depth, of every British offensive submarine patrol in the North Sea in 1914 (and the 1914 Baltic patrols) from the outbreak of war in August through the end of …

I think this is the more comprehensive sonobuoys site I know: http://www.prc68.com/I/Sonobuoy.shtml

Dazzling Ships of the First World War (Wavell Room)

Reviewed by Charles C. Kolb, Ph.D. 80 years after the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor, new books are being published on topics leading up to that event, the attack itself, and its aftermath. A volume titled Avenging Pearl Harbor: The Saga of America’s Battleships in the Pacific War has been written by U.S. Navy veteran and professional firefighter Keith Warren Lloyd. Lloyd studied history and political science at Arizona State University and has previously authored several other books centered on World War II, among them Great Desert Escape: How the Flight of 25 German Prisoners of War Sparked One of the Largest Manhunts in American History (Lyons Press, 2019) documen…