Although the relative merits of the two World War II aircraft continue to be debated, the dissimilar stablemates complemented one another in combat and together saved a country.
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Interview: Frantisek Perina / World War II Czech Ace
Frantisek Perina, one of France’s outstanding fighter pilots during the dark days of 1940, was an expatriate Czech in the cockpit of an American-built Curtiss Hawk.
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Interview: Lothar Pankosk and Milo Stavic / Two Former Yugoslav Nationals Who Recall WWII
In a pair of interviews, two former Yugoslav nationals share their views on the bloodiest partisan conflict of World War II.
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The Warsaw Ghetto Uprising: Hopeless Odds and Indomitable Spirits
In the midst of despair the Warsaw ghetto resistance fighters found hope in their own courage against overwhelming odds and the cruelest of enemies.
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Harry Popham Recalls the Attack of the USS Princeton During the Battle for Leyte Gulf
A tremendous explosion in Leyte Gulf on October 24, 1944, broke the American light carrier in two and devastated the light cruiser USS Birmingham.
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Edward J. Huxtable, Jr.: Lead Airmen on USS Gambier Bay During the Battle of Leyte Gulf
Ed Huxtable led the valiant airmen of the escort carrier Gambier Bay against overwhelming odds during the Battle of Leyte Gulf.
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Picture of the Day: January 26
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, regarded by many as the greatest musical genius […]
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Picture of the Day: January 25
Abdication of Hawaiian Queen Liliuokalani Hawaii’s Queen Liliuokalani stepped down from the throne on […]
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Picture of the Day: January 23
The Discovery of Insulin Following the birth of an idea and nine months of […]
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Picture of the Day: January 24
Gold Discovered at Sutter’s Mill At John A. Sutter’s sawmill near where the American […]