A historian once declared that Hugh Dowding, Air Chief Marshall and head of RAF Fighter Command was “the only commander who won one of
Category: World War II
Unpopular Opinions: In Defense of the Nuke
Sorry folks, I really meant to post this in time for the anniversary of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, when my wonderful, kindhearted, and sometimes misinformed friends
Britain or Bust: The Battle of Britain and the Failure of the Luftwaffe to Obtain Air Superiority in the Summer of 1940
The Battle of Britain, fought over the skies of England during the summer of 1940, was a key point in the Second World War. The
Barenjagër: The Unparalleled Success of Luftwaffe Fighter Aces on the Eastern Front in WWII
The year was 1955, the month October, the region West Germany. In the decade that had passed since the end of the Second World War,
Blitzkreig: Brilliant Strategy, or Happy Accident?
“Even the most casual student of the Second World War is familiar with Blitzkrieg. This “lightning war” was the German secret weapon, a new and dramatic
Midway, the Trouncing that Turned the Tide in the Pacific
*Under Construction and Soon to be Expanded* Certainly one of the most stunning battles of the Second World War, the Battle of Midway served as
