Lieutenant Colonel Steven Eden, U.S. Army (Retired), graduated from the U.S. Military Academy and served more than 25 years as an armor officer in the Army, along the way earning his master’s...
In the early 1920s, majestically powerful battleships ruled the oceans. But change was coming—in the form odd-looking flush-deck floating airstrips with nicknames like "Flatiron"...
From modest beginnings during the World War I era, aircraft carriers evolved into powerful ships that would dominate the Pacific war.
The aircraft carrier reached her launch point off the enemy...
In the 1920s, the U.S. Navy leaped forward in naval aviation by learning how to vastly increase the number of planes its carriers could put aloft.
It is often said that we make our own luck. Less...
After playing a key role in the United States entry into World War II, aircraft carriers made possible America’s drive across the Pacific to Japan.
On 7 December 1941, aircraft carriers...
By Lieutenant Colonel Steven Eden, U.S. Army (Retired)
In the darkest hour of the War of 1812, Joshua Barney and his Chesapeake flotillamen valiantly attempted to forestall British forces descending on Washington; it marked a gallant comeback for the...
By Admiral James L. Holloway III, U.S. Navy (Retired)
More than six decades after the largest naval battle in history, the U.S. destroyer Bennion now can claim her rightful credit in the sinking of a Japanese battleship.
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The Durable Lexington
When searching for longevity in aircraft carrier performance, one need look no further than the former USS Lexington, now a museum in Corpus Christi Bay, Texas. Her active...
Buried Ship Discovered at 9/11 Site
Age of Sail, meet the Age of al Qaeda. Excavation crews at the World Trade Center site in Lower Manhattan unearthed the remains of an 18th-century ship on 13...
Epic in scale, audacious in concept, the Inchon invasion dramatically altered the course of the Korean War—and validated anew the importance of being able to project sea power ashore.
During Israel’s 1948 War of Independence, a 26-year-old former U.S. Navy lieutenant coordinated a daring sea attack to disrupt Egypt’s siege of Gaza City, a feat described in the...
The Last Picture Plane
The RF-8 Crusader—often called the Photo Crusader—was the U.S. Navy’s last specialized photo plane in a lineage that extended to at least World War II....
Islands of the Damned: A Marine at War in the Pacific
R. V. Burgin. New York: NAL Caliber, 2010. 296 pp. Maps. Illus. $24.95.
Reviewed by Robert K. Krick
Praise for Eugene B. Sledge’s...
By Commander Theodore J. Panayotoff, U.S. Navy Reserve (Retired)
Lighthouse History and Traditions
On the waterfront of Rockland, Maine, an extensive collection of lighthouse-related artifacts was opened to the public in June 2005. Founded by the late Chief...
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