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'Naples 1944' Review: The Cost of Conquering
Allied forces drove the German army out of Naples in 1943. Dealing with the wreckage left behind was a battle all its own.
04/12/25Read it on The Wall Street JournalSmedley Butler’s Life Was Saved by a Uniform Button
It was a lucky shot for both Butler and the sniper. But it ended much worse for the sniper....
10h agoRead it on We Are the MightyA Millennium of Seapower
Rodger’s Naval History of Britain trilogy covers the full range of naval battles and the intersection of politics and naval campaigns, but its 2,000+...
6d agoRead it on Providence5 Reasons Why Okinawa Is the Most Haunted Place in the Military
It's actually surprising that Okinawa isn't *more* haunted....
1w agoRead it on We Are the MightyArmies Afloat
How the Development of Amphibious Operations in Europe Helped Win World War II...
1w agoRead it on On PointSeeds of Victory
Defeat, Triumph, and the American Way of War...
1w agoRead it on Military ReviewResistance and Liberation: France at War, 1942-1945
A Masterful Look at France’s Rise from Defeat and Disunion to Victory...
1w agoRead it on Strategy PageHow America Was Chartered
Matthew Spalding presents the Declaration as both gift and responsibility....
2w agoRead it on Modern AgeThe AI Race Is a Race We Cannot Afford to Lose
The Cold War’s hardest lesson still applies: When America stops, its adversaries don't....
2w agoRead it on The American SpectatorThe Holes at Their Fingertips
In December 1944, Japanese guards burned 139 American POWs alive on Palawan as they clawed at the earth to get out. Eleven escaped and helped free...
2w agoRead it on Heroes' Path
The Dual Threat: Why Beijing’s Collapse Is Just As Dangerous as Its Rise
By Efraín Vázquez-Vera • RealClearDefense
Optimizing Trump’s Strategy to ‘Rot Iran’s Economy’
By Brian G. Chow • RealClearDefense
The AI Scare Is the New Y2K: A Veteran’s Perspective on Hype, Risk, and the Discipline Needed to Modernize Safely
By Kenneth Smith • RealClearDefense
The Pentagon’s AI Rush Needs Adult Supervision
By Michael Aaron Cody • RealClearDefense
ICE Is Not a Four-Letter Word
By Meda Parameswara Reddy • RealClearDefense
Marine Died of Injuries Suffered During Fast-Rope Training on Okinawa
By Brian McElhiney, Stars and Stripes
Drones Built To Look Like Birds Evaded Detection at Air Force Tech Exercise
By T&P
Navy Unfairly Evaluated Saildrone Musv Proposal, Court Finds
By D. Stancy, BrDefense
HII and Thales Demonstrate UUV with End-to-End Autonomous MCM
By Naval News
General Atomics Joins Army-Navy Hypersonic Glide Body Production
By Defence Blog