AvatarJames Good15 hours agoDavid Petraeus Is Wrong: The Afghanistan War was Never Winnable19fortyfive.com - Daniel DavisWas Afghanistan Winnable? As we approach the one-year anniversary of the collapse of the Afghan government and army to a relatively weak Taliban …
AvatarJames Good11 hours agoUS Air Force moves to shield Wedgetail acquisition from continuing resolutionDefense News - Courtney AlbonDAYTON, Ohio — The U.S. Air Force is trying to speed up a contract award in its plan to buy Boeing’s E-7 Wedgetail early warning and control aircraft …
AvatarJames Good4 days agoThe Navy’s ‘Apex Predator’: The SSN(X) Attack Submarine Could Be a Game-Changer19fortyfive.com - Brent M. EastwoodThe recent spat with China over the issue of Taiwan highlights the need for the U.S. Navy to ensure that it has the very best submarines on Earth. To …
AvatarJames GoodMay 20The Worst Position to Hold in WWII Was as the Ball Turret Gunnerwarhistoryonline.com - Samantha FrancoThere were plenty of positions during World War II that put a serviceman’s life at risk. Arguably one of the worst was as a ball turret gunner. …
AvatarJames Good6 days agoStalingrad: a soldier’s testimonyhistoryextra.com - Rob AttarIain MacGregor reveals how the unpublished memoirs of a German officer shed fascinating new light on the battle of Stalingrad Rob Attar Subs …
AvatarJames Good6 days agoThe harrowing story of the Nagasaki bombing missionthebulletin.org - By Ellen Bradbury, Sandra Blakeslee"Bockscar" en route to Japan with the atomic bomb on board, August 9, 1945. (US Air Force photo)Editor’s note: Due to popular demand we thought it …