Author Mary Roach takes a fascinating, often witty look at the R&D process behind cutting-edge military technology
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Book Review: Guibert
Jonathan Abel assesses 18th century French military theorist Jacques-Antoine-Hippolyte, comte de Guibert
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This Crazy Man-Powered Plane Never Got Off the Ground
The experimental Gerhardt Cycleplane made history in 1923, but today is best remembered as […]
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Book Review: All Behind You, Winston
Roger Hermiston delivers a thorough account of British Prime Minister Winston Churchill and his cabinet during World War II
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Book Review: Preparing for War
J.P. Clark examines the development of the U.S. Army between 1815 and World War I
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Book Review: Going Deep
Lawrence Goldstone traces the genesis of U.S. combat submersibles and the rivalry between inventors John Holland and Simon Lake
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Book Review: The First European
Pierre Briant explores the diplomatic and military relations between the nation-states of Enlightenment Europe and the Ottoman empire
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Daily Quiz for June 30, 2017
This US President fixed Thanksgiving as the 4th Thursday in November
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Aviation History Book Review: Open Cockpit
Open Cockpit by Arthur Gould Lee This is one of the best personal […]
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Aviation History Book Review: The Oranges are Sweet
The Oranges are Sweet by Paul M. Sailer, Loden Books, Wadena, Minn., 2011, […]