Military History

Breaking the Dragon's Jaw [excerpt] Link to Tony's Thanh Hoa Bridge scenario for HCE.

Cancelled: Britains High-Mach Heartbreak (Air & Space Magazine)

An interesting document of the Royal Air Force Historical Society with some details about electronic warfare and V-Bombers: http://www.rafmuseum.org.uk/documents/research/RAF-Historical-Society-Journals/Journal-28-Seminar-Electronic-Warfare.pdf

Looking for data for the warplanes of the 50to65 DB, I've finded these two pages: A very impressive site about the Blackburn Buccaneer: http://www.blackburn-buccaneer.co.uk/0_Contents.html And in a site for years knowned to me, only today casually I've finded on it a very detailed composition of post-war UK carriers Air Wings: http://www.btinternet.com/~a.c.walton/navy/rn-cv3.html

Curious page about British radar and sonars, it worth a viewing: http://www.wstg.co.uk/ivan's%20page.htm

Discovered a few minutes ago, a British warships photo collection (only 1980s?) by Beareye2010, with interesting comments, some 2297 photos !!!: http://www.flickr.com/photos/50256734@N05/with/5476848243/#photo_5476848243

Brooklyn Navy Yard gets a makeover By Richard Pyle - The Associated Press Posted : Monday May 19, 2008 7:11:34 EDT NEW YORK — Audrey Lyons was a $40-a-week parts inspector at the Brooklyn Navy Yard in 1944 when Margaret Truman was invited to christen the brand-new carrier Missouri. “We all took time off to see it,” recalls Lyons, now 84 and retired in Essex, Conn. But the daughter of Sen. (and soon-to-be-president) Harry S. Truman needed help to break the champagne bottle on the third try — a less than sparkling debut for the “Mighty Mo,” the last famous warship among hundreds produced at the yard since 1801. The Pentagon closed the Brooklyn Navy Yard…

With a sad connection to Newfoundland ... From Army Times Campbell to honor plane crash deaths today By Gina Cavallaro - Staff writer Posted : Wednesday Dec 12, 2007 5:47:00 EST One of the saddest days in the history of the 101st Airborne Division will be commemorated Wednesday with a ceremony at Fort Campbell, Ky. The 8:30 a.m. ceremony at Gander Memorial Mark on post will recall the Dec. 12, 1985, plane crash in which 248 soldiers and crew members were killed. Before the ceremony, a wreath will be placed at each of the trees planted in memory of the fallen soldiers, and another wreath will be placed at the memorial site, followed by a scripture rea…

http://publications.gc.ca/collections/collection_2015/mdn-dnd/D4-7-5-2015-eng.pdf

Carrier Saratogas sad final journey begins (DefenseNews, Intercepts blog)

Post-Iranian Revolution, Pre-Desert Storm, did US carriers routinely operate in the Persian Gulf? I'm pretty certain the Enterprise launched the Helos in the Iranian hostage rescue attempt from within the gulf. I recall the carriers supporting Operation Preying Mantis operated outside. I suspect that the carriers mainly operated in the northern Arabian Sea during the shooting phases of the Iran-Iraq Tanker War? Can anyone point me to a reliable source(s)? Thanks as always

From Air Force Magazine, December 2007 The Air Force was taken by surprise in the attack on Pearl Harbor. Nine hours later, it happened again in the Philippines. Full article at the above link.

Sea Harrier pilot with three "kills" in the Falklands.

Found casually reading about Chinese warships in the Chinese Wikipedia (article in Chinese, but the on-line translator are magic. Set them in the option "Traditional Chinese"): http://news.qq.com/a/20111222/000468_1.htm https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnson_South_Reef_Skirmish

A blog by the famous naval author Chris Chant (I consult usually his "Sea Forces of the World" and "Small Craft Navies"): http://www.cmchant.com/sea-dart-naval-sam-system

From Air Force Magazine, October 2000 issue [excerpt] CV32: Could be a useful tool for anyone looking to write scenarios for the era.

Many documents: https://www.cia.gov/library/readingroom/collection/cia-analysis-soviet-navy

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

As it: https://www.cia.gov/library/center-for-the-study-of-intelligence/csi-publications/books-and-monographs/a-12/Archangel-2ndEdition-2Feb12.pdf

From Naval Intelligence Professionals [excerpt] Link to the video on Vimeo: Codebreaking Victory: The Midway Battle