Two innovations in weaponry appeared at the beginning of the twentieth century and revolutionized warfare, turning it into a multidimensional contest: the modern diesel-powered submarine and the fixed-wing aircraft. Both saw extensive use during World War I, and the nations of the world soon developed mobile launching pads for planes during and ......
A deeply researched history of Florida's strategic and military roles in World War II The first book to share the entire history of Florida's involvement in World War II, State of War explores how the war transformed the state into a major hub of military industry and an important training base for ground, naval, and air forces. Drawing on ......
A deeply researched history of Florida's strategic and military roles in World War II The first book to share the entire history of Florida's involvement in World War II, State of War explores how the war transformed the state into a major hub of military industry and an important training base for ground, naval, and air forces. Drawing on ......
The Jewish Brigade in WW2: Facts, Myths, Appraisal
The Jewish Brigade, a unit of the British Army during WWII, played a crucial role on behalf of the Jewish People, in the fight against Nazi Germany. Formed in 1944, it consisted mainly of Jewish Volunteers from Palestine and was covertly commanded by Shlomo Shamir (Rabinowicz), Later Major-General in the IDF. The Brigade participated in the ......
Highlighting hypocrisy of US Civil Rights oppression while fighting for Korean freedom The Korean War is commonly known as the 'forgotten war' because it supposedly had little impact on American culture in comparison to World War II or the American War in Vietnam. Yet from 1950-1953, the conflict produced vigorous anti-war activism, ......
Highlighting hypocrisy of US Civil Rights oppression while fighting for Korean freedom The Korean War is commonly known as the 'forgotten war' because it supposedly had little impact on American culture in comparison to World War II or the American War in Vietnam. Yet from 1950-1953, the conflict produced vigorous anti-war activism, ......
Adapted from the 55th Annual Walter Prescott Webb Lecture Series held in 2021, Flight Culture and the Human Experience sheds new light on the myriad ways aviation has transformed ideas, cultures, and societies across time and around the globe. In bringing together seven established and emerging scholars to explore little known chapters in the ......
Nineteenth-Century Army Officers' Wives in India and the U.S. West
In his Rules for Wife Behavior, Colonel Joseph Whistler summed up his expectations for his new bride: 'You will remember you are not in command of anything except the cook.' Although their roles were circumscribed, the wives of army officers stationed in British India and the U.S. West commanded considerable influence, as Verity McInnis reveals in ......
America's Unsung Military Leaders, Innovators, and Difference Makers Since World War II
Phillips tells the story of two dozen American military leaders who innovated and made a difference on the new battlefields of the post-World War II world. Taking Command is not only stirring reading about the difference one commander can make, but also a primer on what makes a great leader.
