Written by Nick Jacobellis Far too many people who are unfamiliar with the history, are unaware that Smith & Wesson firearms have served in the war, as well as in peace. This includes a sidearm for certain U.S. and Allied military personnel, as well as a handgun that was carried by on and off-duty law …
Review by Martin Koenigsberg In Images of War P-51 Mustang: Rare Photographs from Naval Archives, Martin W. Bowman, a noted aviation and military history author, takes us quickly through the history of the plane and some of its development quirks and anecdotes, a little combat history- and then steps back to let the pictures tell …
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There’s never a bad time to gift someone you care about, especially when they are military veterans. A gift is an appropriate way to honor them, congratulate them on their retirement, or show gratitude for their service. There are so many options out there that it can be hard to settle on a unique gift …
Being there . . . . for a fresh look at the amphibious seizure of Tarawa; later, to meet the melancholic, controversial Marine aviation hero, Gregory “Pappy” Boyington; followed by joining the fighting in the Aleutians, Gilberts, and Marshalls, June 1942 – April 1944; then slip, slog, and fight along the jungle trails of Guadalcanal; …
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Being there . . . . in the late spring of 1969 to observe the new Osprey editorship relish with wondering esteem and delight the company’s first published book roll off the press. Entitled “The North American P – 51D Mustang In the USAAF – USAF Service,” it foretold decade after decade, series after series, …
Reviewed by Martin Koenigsberg A meeting engagement is when two opposing armies come in direct contact with each other and fight a battle. A fighting withdrawal is a battle where one side fights as it retreats, giving ground as slowly as it can, usually trying to buy time. Gettysburg, the American Civil War’s most Iconic …
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Book review by Martin Koenigsberg One of the Greatest Prussian Staff Officers, Clausewitz, said that “War is the Continuation of Politics by other means,” and in German General Staff, Barry Leach shows that the Nazi General Staff was a perversion, not a true successor of the Prussian-German Imperial General staff tradition. Interwar infighting, personality conflicts, …
Being there . . . . in the heart of hell, the heroical “Bloody Omaha”, a beach of valor and gallantry, on that D-Day, 6 June 1944, 78 years ago today, when so many Allied troops wept and died crossing the five Normandy Beaches that were stormed. Lest we forget, grieve, perhaps offering a prayer …
Review by Martin Koenigsberg After the high casualty count taking Tarawa in November 1943, The American Military felt the need to make changes to their Island Hopping MO. Their assaults on the Marshalls in 1944 would reflect those enhancements, with longer Air and Artillery preparation barrages, more observed fire, better pre-assault reconnaissance, more flamethrowers, more …
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Book review by Martin Koenigsberg The US Military had a new toy but they did not know how to use it. The Vought F4U Corsair looked cool with these gull wings but seemed to be hard to handle and hard to fight. Even though the British Fleet Air Arm loved the plane for Carrier Operations …
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