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World War II
June 23, 2004
Jon Guttman |
U.S. Navy Photographer Jack Stewart: Eyewitness to the Divine Wind As a U.S. Navy photographer on the aircraft carrier Essex, Jack Stewart had a ringside seat when a Japanese kamikaze attacked his ship on November 25, 1944.   |
World War II
June 2005
Walter Hassell |
USS Lexington: Walter Hassell Recalls the Torpedo Attack That Ended Lady Lex Unlike the flight crews, who had performed so well and valiantly, the ground crew and ship's company had been but spectators in the war. All this was to change. |
World War II
August 25, 2004
William B. Allmon |
USS Liscome Bay As the escort carrier Liscome Bay turned to launch its aircraft off Makin Atoll on November 24, 1943, Lt. Cmdr. Sunao Tabata of I-175 found himself presented with a target that submariners dream of. |
America's Civil War
Glenn F. Williams |
Uncle Sam's Webfeet Organization and training were essential to coordinate the activities of the hundreds of men who crewed a Union man-of-war. |
AskMen.com
Aaron Broverman |
Top 10: Warships The warships on our top 10 list either helped define a country's naval superiority over another or they meant a technological milestone in the very way modern wars are fought. |
National Defense
March 2010
Grace V. Jean |
Builders of the Navy's Littoral Combat Ship Pull Out All the Stops When the Navy later this year picks a winner to build its littoral combat ship, no matter which contractor is selected, the decision will be seen as a turning point for the troubled program. |
World War II
John Bryant |
Robert Felgar: A Bomber Pilot Remembers An interview with Robert Felgar about being shot down and captured in WWII. |
National Defense
September 2010
Grace V. Jean |
Duty Aboard the Littoral Combat Ship: 'Grueling but Manageable' The Navy will soon decide which version of the Littoral Combat Ship it will buy. Selecting the ship model, however, is only the beginning of what could be a long, arduous adjustment for sailors who will be serving aboard these new vessels. |
National Defense
April 2013
Valerie Insinna |
Littoral Combat Ship Sets Sail on First Deployment As the littoral combat ship USS Freedom sets out for Singapore this spring, Navy officials are hoping a smooth first deployment will finally prove the ship's worth to critics. |
National Defense
April 2008
Sandra I. Erwin |
As the Cost of Sailors Rises, Navy Finds Ways to Get Them Off Ships Navy ships in the future may go to sea with fewer, but perhaps happier sailors. |
World War II
May 25, 2004
George J. Winter Sr. |
Breakout From Normandy In July 1944, panzer commander Fritz Langanke struggled to guide his tank out of the Roncey Pocket and the maelstrom enveloping German forces trapped in it. |
AskMen.com
Aaron Broverman |
Top 10: American Military Missions These 10 American military missions represent what it means to be American and trace the shaping of world history by the world's last standing superpower. |
World War II
October 2006
Robert Mulcahy |
Interview with Rolf Hertenstein: A World War II Panzerman in Poland and France As a young soldier in the 2nd Panzer Division, Rolf Hertenstein was at the forefront of the armored offensives in Poland and France and a witness to the dawn of a new era in warfare. |
World War II
Jan/Feb 2006
David Lesjak |
A GI's Mission to Capture Hermann Goring In the first days of peace, veteran GI Lester Leggett was part of a bizarre episode that saw him standing guard duty with his former foes. Leggett shares his memories of the raid to bag the Reichsmarshall and the controversy over his capture that lingers to this day. |
