Military History

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Bloody April, 1917: The Birth of Modern Air Power AC33

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F6F Hellcat: Philippines 1944 DF05

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Leyte Gulf 1944 (1): Sibuyan & Samar C370

In October 1944, the US prepared to invade the Philippines to cut Japan off from its resource areas in Southeast Asia. The Japanese correctly predicted this, and prepared a complex operation to use the remaining strength of its navy to defend its...

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SBD Dauntless vs A6M Zero DUE115

The SBD Dauntless dive-bomber was a key cog in the US Navy's aerial arsenal throughout the Pacific War. Although a product of aviation design in the mid to late 1930s, the type soldiered on even as more advanced aircraft were appearing from American...

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The Ruhr 1943: RAF's Brutal Fight AC24

This illustrated study explores, in detail, the RAF's first concentrated air campaign of World War II against one of the hardest and most important targets in Germany – the industrial heartland of the Ruhr that kept Hitler's war machine running.Between...