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May 2023
Why I Doubt Climate Change
An article I wrote around 2006
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Caught on the Ground
The attack on Clark Air Base on December 8, 1941
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The Day After
Air Corps in the Philippines from December 8 to the final surrender
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Douglas C-54 Skymaster
If there is a single area in which the human race gained the most during World War II, it would be in the area of transportation, particularly air…
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Spitfire!
In the annals of World War II, one of the most famous airplanes was the British-developed Supermarine Spitfire, an agile, elliptical wing fighter that…
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They Weren't That Good
The Myth of the Tuskegee Airmen
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Kham Duc!
Heroic Evacuation of the camp at Kham Duc.
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Ploesti!
If there was a single target that caused Allied airmen to blanch in the fall of 1943 and the spring of 1944, it was undoubtedly Ploesti. The Romanian…
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From Savannah to Glory
Eighth Air Force in World War II
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Blood on the Bismarck Sea
Most military historians consider the Battle of Midway to be the turning point of World War II in the Pacific. If considering only the naval role, this…
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The Invasion that Never War
The truth about the Japanese defense of Kyushu
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