Ninety minutes after the Japanese launched an attack on the U.S. Navy Pacific Fleet at Pearl Harbor, the battleship was effectively finished as the backbone of fleet operations. Five of the eight battleships at port were sunk, and the remaining three suffered damage. The Japanese had effectively demonstrated what many theorists had been saying for ...
One of the most popular subjects for movies is wars. It’s easy to understand why war makes for a good movie. If done correctly it can be a message about the horrors of war and a cry for peace. War is a good setting for dramatic performances whether it is a cantankerous sergeant or a ...
Because of my four World War II books, I am often invited to address veterans and civic groups and for the last twenty-five years have done several such appearances annually. Naturally I have put together several lists of topics from the more than a thousand interesting, little-known, odd, and unusual items which appear in my ...
America entered World War II on December 8, 1941 at a serious naval disadvantage. The Japanese strike at Pearl Harbor had left the U.S. Pacific Fleet crippled and the Japanese in virtual control of the seas. The surprise attack also marked the rise of the aircraft carrier as the chief weapon of naval warfare on ...
