Military History

Know of any computer games with US vs. China over Taiwan for example, or general US v China Harpoon like content

From Air Force Times Doolittle Raiders mark 65th anniversary The Associated Press Posted : Monday Apr 16, 2007 7:00:50 EDT SAN ANTONIO — A band of aging survivors of the Doolittle Raiders will gather in San Antonio this week to celebrate the 65th anniversary of their famed World War II bombing raid on Japan. Seven survivors of the April 18, 1942, raid are expected to attend the five-day reunion, which starts Tuesday. Of the 80 pilots and crewmen who took part, 14 are still alive. Lt. Col. James Doolittle led the 16 B-25B Mitchell bombers that embarked from the aircraft carrier Hornet on a risky mission that was credited with buoying American spirits in t…

Hans Bethe, Father of Nuclear Astrophysics, Dies at 98 -- 5 page article, interesting historical anecdotes [Excerpt from an article by William J. Broad in today's New York Times www.nytimes.com (registration required, no fee)]

Dreaming of Genie, Americas Anti-Aircraft Nuke (War is Boring blog)

A very detailed site about past and present Dutch Submarines, I don't remember if previously referenced, but it worth a look: http://www.dutchsubmarines.com/

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

From Air Force Magazine, January 2012 [excerpt]

Interesting site: http://www.bywat.co.uk/canframes.html

Escort Carriers and Close Air Support (Defense Media Network)

The use of drones is on the media headlines from 2002, but they were in the aviation history from his very begin. A few known fact is they were extensively used in the Vietnam War. As instance, at least 578 were lost over North Vietnam and China between 1964-1975. A very interesting report about it of ACIG here: http://www.acig.org/artman/publish/article_344.shtml

Newsday.com An F-14 Tomcat's final trip - to Bethpage by road BY JAMES BERNSTEIN james.bernstein@newsday.com June 2, 2008 If you happened to be out and about in Farmingdale or Bethpage in the wee hours of the morning May 6 and saw a Navy F-14 Tomcat fighter jet on the roadway, you do not need an eye exam, and you were not hallucinating. The plane was being towed from the Airpower Museum at Republic Airport in East Farmingdale to the Northrop Grumman Corp. plant in Bethpage, where it is now on permanent display outside the main gates on Grumman Road West. The trip took about three hours, according to Barbara Nilsen, president of the Grumman Club,…

Very detailed in some items: http://www.anft.net/f-14/f14-history-combat.htm#vietnam

From Flight Global DATE:15/05/09 SOURCE:Flight International Comment: Phantom menace fading away I'm gonna be a re-con ranger! I'm gonna live a life of danger! I'm gonna fly an F-4 jet! I'm gonna waste a So-vee-yet! Well, since the collapse of the Empire so memorably dubbed Evil by Ronald Reagan, we don't hear that old marching song much any more, and that is surely a very good thing. But it's hard not to feel a little nostalgia for the days of nuclear stand-off as the operational end draws nearer for what, alongside the Boeing B-52 bomber, is the iconic piece of Cold War machinery. In service since 1960, the McDonnell Douglas F-4 may sport the mo…

Very interesting, documented and detailed, including serial numbers: http://home.eblcom.ch/f5enthusiast/index.html

F6F Hellcat: Remembered Firsthand (Defense Media Network)

As stated in the own website: http://fa-18.wikia.com/wiki/FA-18_BUNOs_Wiki

If we did not know the truely tragic effects, this video would be considered entertaining, especially with the soundtrack. Apparently there is a 1 and 3 to go along with this 2. South Atlantic Adventure 2

Some footage shot from a Drone as the Ranger heads for Texas to be scrapped: http://www.popularmechanics.com/military/navy-ships/a15113/uss-ranger-drone-video/ Buddha

From Air Force Magazine, May 2007 May 2007, Vol. 90, No. 5 FDR Shatters the Illusion “The Quarantine Speech” President Franklin D. Roosevelt Address at the Dedication of the Outer Link Bridge Chicago Oct. 5, 1937 By the 1930s, many Americans had come to believe that the US should have kept out of World War I. Isolationism was strong. In 1935, Congress began enacting neutrality laws to prevent entanglements in response to fascist aggression. President Franklin D. Roosevelt, however, grew fearful that isolationism, far from keeping the peace, was clearing a path for militarism directed from Rome, Berlin, and Tokyo. FDR’s concern spilled into view afte…

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