MAJOR HENRY ELROD, THE BILLY BAD ASS THAT SANK A DESTROYER AND LED AN INFANTRY CHARGE One of the Old Breed cut from a Generation we will most likely never see the likes of again. Semper Fi.
Category: Military Aviation History
Pacific Profiles Book Review
WW2 Military History Reference Books.
In Memoriam: Dorothy Schmidt Cole
Dorothy Schmidt Cole, oldest living Marine, dies at 107 And Now for some news that really matters… Instead of reading about traitorous communist that hate their country, Let’s all celebrate the life of a woman who dedicated her life to defending an ideal bigger than herself. Semper Fi Mrs. Cole. This Country owes you a…
Luftwaffe in Africa Book Review
The Bad-Ass Files: Air Force Crew Receives Medals for “Legendary Airmanship”
Air Force crew receives medals for ‘legendary airmanship’ in 9-hour firefight against ISIS stronghold in Afghanistan Talk about raining down hellfire and brimstone on the goat raping hadji’s. 👍😄 Would love to see that gun-cam footage someday! Way to Go Big Blue! Stay Alert, Armed and Dangerous!
Wellington Bomber in Service
Research material for Part 2 of my WW2 OSS Trilogy, which should be finished by early summer 2019. Stay Alert, Armed and Dangerous!
World War II History: “Steel Versus Struts and Canvas”
In Bismarck: 24 Hours to Doom, historian Iain Ballantyne lays out in an almost cinematic style how the German high-seas raider met her match during a contest of steel versus struts and canvas. It was the most unlikely of tales — fragile, supposedly obsolete Swordfish biplanes against the modern battle-wagon Bismarck, at the time the most powerful warship…
Military History: The Attack of the USS Stark by an Iraqi Warplane in 1987
On May 17, 1987, the U.S. Navy guided missile frigate USS Stark was on a patrol in the central Persian Gulf, about three kilometers outside the Iraq-declared war-zone off the coast of Iran. Around 22.00hrs local time, Stark came under attack from an Iraqi air force fighter jet. Radars on the U.S. warship tracked the…
Psy-Ops Military History Files: The True Story of ‘Commando Buzz’
On Dec. 24, 1970, an odd airplane touched down at an air base in Thailand. Though it might not have looked like it, this was a top secret U.S. Air Force propaganda plane and the crew had just flown the last of a series of classified missions over neighboring Cambodia. The Pentagon sent the…
World War II History: Japanese Balloon Bombs – How Japan Killed American’s AT HOME
During WWII, the Japanese sent thousands of floating deathtraps across the ocean with one goal: burn down the Pacific Northwest. Japan’s attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, was a shocking display of its ruthless military tactics during World War II. Over 2,400 U.S. servicemen died during the surprise attack, thrusting the United States…