Military History

Beginning on September 23, 2007 on Public Broadcasting. PBS - The War

Operations Prime Chance and Praying Mantis: USSOCOMS First Test of Fire (Defense Media Network)

Reviewed by Ingo Heidbrink David Bosco’s new book The Poseidon Project provides not only a historical account of the development of the international Law of the Sea from Early Modern times to the present day, but also an easily accessible guide to key legal concepts in this complex area of international law. Comprising eight chapters and a conclusion, the book follows a chronological approach. The first two chapters cover modern history before the outbreak of World War I. The third chapter deals with both World Wars and the interwar period while the fourth chapter deals with the period from 1945 to1970. Chapters five through seven focuses on the period of UNCLOS I…

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In June, 2005 the Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral Vern Clark, released an administrative message to the fleet. “Effective immediately, we will refer to all of our sailors, active and reserve, as United States Navy sailors. This shared title will strengthen the bond between our active and Reserve components, and enhance the culture of integration needed to most effectively deliver decisive power from the sea.” View our full Second Saturday Webinar HERE. The post Blog first appeared on Naval Historical Foundation. View the full article

From Air Force Magazine December 2006 The rescue of F-117 pilot Dale Zelko was a close-run thing. [Read the whole story at the link above].

Surviving a Falklands 'suicide' mission By Leesa Rumley Producer, Sea of Fire BBC The destroyer, HMS Coventry was one of four Royal Navy warships sunk during the Falklands conflict 25 years ago this week. Now, the captain and crew tell their story for the first time. HMS Sheffield on fire in the Falklands War on 4 May, 1982 HMS Coventry's sister ship, HMS Sheffield was hit 4 days into the war "It's like a game of chess. You've got to give up some pieces to get checkmate in the end. I was one of those pieces," says Captain David Hart Dyke. He was in command of HMS Coventry when at the height of the Falklands conflict, she was ordered to lure enemy bomb…

I think it was cited sometimes, but I'm not sure. A website with radar basics and details of many concrete radar types, WWII, Cold War and present times: http://www.radartutorial.eu/19.kartei/karte405.en.html

A very detailed site full of specifications about the supersonic airliner Tu-144 Charger: http://www.tu144sst.com/techspecs/performance.html

ADM Robert J. Natter describes sending the USS George Washington (CVN-73) to New York in the aftermath of 9/11 and the confidence and comfort it provided New York city’s citizens in a great time of trial and sadness. View our full Second Saturday Webinar HERE. The post Blog first appeared on Naval Historical Foundation. View the full article

In simplified? Chinese: https://read01.com/R3PB7Q.html

Historian Dr. Craig Symonds breaks down the different personalities of fictional captains Horatio Hornblower and Jack Aubrey. View our full Second Saturday Webinar HERE. The post Blog first appeared on Naval Historical Foundation. View the full article

After a span of eight years, Captain Beardsley, a member of the Naval Historical Foundation, responded to a survey to participate in the Foundation’s oral history program. At the same time, fellow NHF member and Professor of History at William Paterson University Suzanne G. Bowles, also expressed interest in participating. Because Dr. Bowles already knew Captain Beardsley as a member of the Northern New Jersey chapter of the Navy League, it was an ideal match. During the session with Dr. Bowles, Captain Beardsley discussed his duties as Commanding Officer of USS PC 1140 and USS PCE-R 858. USS PC 1140 served in the Atlantic and Mediterranean in 1944. The ship served as a …

We are joined today by former MCPON Mike Stevens, the 13th Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy, and FLTCM April Beldo-Lilley. The post Blog first appeared on Naval Historical Foundation. View the full article

Reviewed by CAPT Chuck Good, USN (Ret.) “Stealth at Work” is a chapter title in this interesting and clever little book, and it fits the book itself. To outward appearance, this is a breezy picture-book, geared towards tourists and dilletantes visiting the museum ship herself at her berth in Belfast; a light souvenir, easy to slip in a backpack with the offering of a “tanner (sixpence)” in the donation bucket. But the book’s stealth is what is hidden in between the myriad of sketches, photos, vignettes, sidebars and color plates: a concise, lucid and quite professional history of the early years of World War I in the North Sea. The story takes us from mobilization to …

From http://www.airforce-magazine.com/MagazineArchive/Pages/2012/September%202012/0912kargil.aspx [excerpt]

This poem has pretty strong meaning in Canada, but I'm sure it has universal appeal as Remembrance Day (aka Veterans Day, Armistice Day, etc) approaches. It pleases me to know that my kids get plenty of exposure in school to its importance. In Flanders Fields In Flanders fields the poppies blow Between the crosses, row on row, That mark our place; and in the sky The larks, still bravely singing, fly Scarce heard amid the guns below. We are the Dead. Short days ago We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow, Loved, and were loved, and now we lie In Flanders fields. Take up our quarrel with the foe: To you fr…

Reviewed by LCDR Brian Hayes, USNR (Ret.) The Indestructible Man tells the story of Dixie Kiefer, a naval officer and aviator who served in several of the legendary battles of World War II’s Pacific Theater. Kiefer has been the subject of profiles by the Naval History and Heritage Command and other Internet and print publications, but Don Keith and David Rocco have written the first book-length account of his life. Although not a scholarly biography, it is a fast and enjoyable read. Born in Idaho, Kiefer joined the U.S. Naval Academy’s class of 1919. The class graduated early because of World War I, and Kiefer spent the first year of his naval career patrolling …

Looking for the rare Scarab UAV recently introduced by Brad in the DB, I've finded this beautiful web site. I remember how I was shocked from almost 40 years ago when I saw the progressive evolution of the Rutan designs in the Popular Mechanics pages, begining with Varieze and Quickie, and now, he's at the same space edge . Not strictly military history, but I'm sure it's worth of mention ... http://stargazer2006.online.fr/

Reviewed by Jon Mikolashek, Ph.D. When people think of World War II most recall black and white photos of momentous occasions or soldiers running into enemy fire. In Victory: World War II in Real Time, editor Alan Axelrod brings many of these images together in a collection of Associated Press (AP) photos and headlines from across the United States between 1939 and 1945. Axelrod is an established author with more than 150 published works spanning multiple decades, disciplines, and topics. David Eisenhower, the grandson of General Dwight D. Eisenhower, writes a brief foreword that perfectly encapsulates the need for works like Victory. While the wartime leaders have lo…