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The Beaufighter was a multirole gunship with an attitude The twin engine British aircraft became an important multirole fighter/bomber and gunship attack plane. It had unique technology in its engines that used a sleeve instead of valves for the cylinders....
A school kid’s dark humor becomes legend A short postcard from a school kid to troops in Afghanistan with the words “Hope you make it—Gavin” became a source of amusement and encouragement to soldiers during the conflict. On the way...
Boxer, Machine Gunner, Medal of Honor Recipient Jose Lopez gunned down over 100 German troops with his heavy machine gun in a single action during the Battle of the Bulge in 1944. Placing himself as a rear guard in a...
One Man’s Valor Forever Remembered In 509 B.C. an army marched against Rome from Etruscia. When the army got to the bridge separating them from the city, Horatius Cocles, a Roman officer, planted himself on the narrow bridge to give...
WW2 Jungle Rescue behind enemy lines In 1944 deep in the rainforest of Burma, a new sound was heard by the military of both sides: the chopping blades of a helicopter. When four Special Operations soldiers and a pilot of...
The De Havilland Mosquito: a wooden fighter that couldn't be stopped The De Havilland Mosquito was a wooden aircraft that fulfilled both bomber, reconnaissance, and fighter roles and was one of the fastest aircraft of the war. By the time...
