war stories

The Twilight Zone really did make you think. Like most truly revolutionary artistic endeavors, the show was the product of a singularly creative mind. Rod Serling was a remarkable man indeed.

The Soviets saw the writing on the wall back during the Cold War as well and decided to build their own dedicated close air support platform. The end result was the Sukhoi Su-25 Grach. Grach literally translates as “Rook.”

We modern-day Americans stand on the shoulders of giants. We owe such a profound debt of gratitude to such men as these.

Some folks are born into money while others work really hard or are incredibly lucky. John Walton wore his wealth well, possibly due to his hard times while in uniform.

The epic fight between the USS Bradley and the German U-66 was the last ship-to-ship close quarters fight in American naval history.

Providing effective defensive systems for rotary-wing aircraft (helicopters) is a problem as old as the choppers themselves.

The war was lost for the Axis as soon as that first bomb was dropped on Pearl Harbor. It just took a great deal of time and suffering to work out the details.

Russia’s best hope for success evaporated at the Antonov Airport on February 25, 2022.

Thord-Gray was a combat addict. While history and his own memoires might have embellished his experiences somewhat, the places he went and the things he did are still impressive regardless.