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USS Franklin and Father O’Callahan
By Michael D. HullOn March 3, 1945, the 27,100-ton aircraft carrier USS Franklin churned out of Pearl Harbor and headed westward for the war zone. Read more
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Junkers Ju-87 Stuka: What Made the Luftwaffe Vulture so Fearsome
By Michael D. HullOne of the deadliest and most effective airplanes of the Axis powers, the Junkers Ju-87 Stuka, owed its origin to a fearless World War I ace and, ironically, to innovative American aviation visionaries in the peaceful early 1930s. Read more
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The Battle Of Midway: Turning the Tide in the South Pacific
By John WukovitsRarely in the history of warfare had one nation absorbed such numbing losses in so rapid a time as did the United States in the Pacific War’s first five months. Read more
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The Douglas SBD “Dauntless” Dive-Bomber
By John D. GreshamWorld War II gave us many stories of aerial warfare, men and their machines fighting their way to victory and glory in the name of humanity. Read more
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HMS Upholder Fought In Mediterranean To Defeat Rommel In North Africa
By Robert Barr SmithShe was a tiny vessel, not really designed for the dangers and hardships of war in far places and deep waters. Read more
