Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – The recurring fantasy of reactivating the Iowa-class battleships is a “nostalgic delusion.” -The 80-year-old warships are “logistical fossils” unsuited...
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Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – The Horten Ho 229 was a German flying-wing jet prototype developed in the final days of World War II....
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – In a rare World War II naval upset, two German battleships, the Scharnhorst and Gneisenau, ambushed and sank the...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – The North American P-51D Mustang was the definitive long-range escort fighter of World War II, fundamentally turning the tide...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – The USS Iowa, lead ship of America’s fastest and most powerful class of battleships, had a storied career spanning...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary on the M48 Patton Tank – Developed to counter the Soviet armored threat in the 1950s, the M48 Patton became...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary on the Battlecarrier – The U.S. Navy once considered a radical and powerful warship concept: the “battlecarrier,” a hybrid of...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – The Casablanca-class escort carriers were America’s secret weapon in WWII, a fleet of 50 “jeep carriers” mass-produced with incredible...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary on USS Wasp – The USS Wasp (CV-7), a unique American aircraft carrier from the WWII era, was a compromised...