A fast mover designed to carry a nuclear weapon, the F-105 Thunderchief became the Vietnam War’s most important conventional fighter-bomber.
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Shadows of Indochina
During the 1946–54 First Indochina War, French-led guerrillas fought an ultimately losing battle deep within communist territory
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When the Wives of POWs Took on the U.S. Government
A group of POW wives put pressure on Washington by shining a spotlight on their husbands’ suffering at the hands of the North Vietnamese.
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The Advertising Photographer Who Turned His Lens to War
Whether he was shooting men’s shoes or men at sea, Charles E. Kerleespared no attention to detail.
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Gremlins: A Pilot’s Worst Nightmare
It’s an old pilot’s tale: the idea that airplanes are sometimes infested with tiny mischief makers
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How Navy Hero Dorie Miller’s Bravery Helped Fight Discrimination in the U.S. Military
Dorie Miller, the first American hero of World War II, helped clear the way for others by doing what he was not allowed to do.
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How These Pioneering Female Pilots Proved They Were More Than Powder Puffs
In 1929, the All Women’s Air Derby contestants braved breakdowns, bad maps, and desert crashes.
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Final Spasm on Sulfur Island
Comfortably bedded down for the night, VII Fighter Command personnel on Iwo Jima were […]
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The Father of Airborne Warfare
Major General Kurt Student, the commander of Germany’s 7th Air Division, was trying to […]
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Fritz X: The First Precision-Guided Weapon of WWII
It was the first precision-guided weapon to be deployed in combat and the first to sink a ship in combat.