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upbringing. Yes, reader, BE THERE, to meet one of great ones of our nation’s history. And to doso, begin by reading,“MASTERING THE ART OF COMMAND – Admiral Chester W. Nimitz and Victory in the Pacific”,by Trent Hone. Naval Institute Press: 2022, 431 pages, hc; eBook edition also available. Visit,www.usni.orgTrent’s brilliant effort is a detailed examination…

strips the misconceptions around the actions and performances of the two criticalcommanders, William Halsey, Admiral of the U.S. Third Fleet, and controversial Vice AdmiralTakeo Kurita, while reappraising the “lost victory” of the Japanese “banzai”, “May you live!”,charge into Leyte Gulf that really never happened! Incidentally, with this read, you’ll certainly, ifnot already, become an admiring…

During the interwar period, battleships remained the foremost naval ships. Aircraft carriers were then the new big thing in naval warfare, but they remained unproven until the Battle of Taranto in 1940. So, the world’s foremost navies expanded their fleets with bigger and stronger battleships than ever before throughout the 1930s as international tensions rose…

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…

Being there . . . . with expert analysts and brilliant writers who combine gripping first-hand accounts, rare photographs, and strategic tactical maps for new truths and insights about the realities of World War II frontline fighting . . . . NOT WITH ONLY ONE OSPREY, BUT 15 OF THEM, AND ALL AT ONCE! Reviewed…

Being there . . . . to vicariously relive the autobiographical combat experiences of TWO, not one,TWO, combat pilots who survived the Pacific War, especially after early 1944 when the scales ofbloodshed and victories tipped fully against Japan. Watch and live through the air battles overthe Pacific Ocean seas, even if you hadn’t acted or…

Don’t miss out on war movie and serie releases! Argunners Magazine keeps you updated on upcoming and most anticipated Movie, TV-serie and Documentary releases. However we’re also compiling lists with war movies and series that were released in the years before, here’s our list for the year of 2017. In the below list are War Movies…

APPRECIATING THE AFTERMATH — NEW ILLUSTRATED-HISTORY FROM NAVAL INSTITUE PRESSDEPICTS AND DETAILS PRAISEWORTHY DAMAGE CONTROL AND SALVAGING EFFORTS OF SEVEN SINKING AND SUNK BATTLESHIPS WITHIN MINUTES OF “DASTARDLY” SURPRISE ATTACK The Japanese failed on both counts: our resolve to strike back, claw back island by island, turnthe tide, and once again dominate the Pacific. For…

If the hallowed ground of Arlington National Cemetery could reveal its secrets, it would tell tales of heroism and tragedy that would make American hearts break even as they swelled with pride. Perhaps no tale is more heart-wrenching than that of Ira Hayes, the World War II hero of Iwo Jima. The Pima Indian was…

Here are some of the most interesting and unusual facts that occurred during World War II that you may did not know.  Fact 1: In 2014, a 90 year old British veteran – named Bernard Jordan – was reported missing from his nursing home.. It turned out they’d said no to him going to Normandy to celebrate…