We all remember – if we’re old enough – the fall of Saigon on April 30, 1975, particularly the image of that helicopter trying to evacuate people from a rooftop. The next day, May Day, the triumphant North Vietnamese declared the formation of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam. Millions of... read more →

You know about the Doolittle Raid – or at least, you should. On April 18, 1942 – just over four months after the Pearl Harbor attack – sixteen B-25B Mitchell medium bombers took off from an American aircraft carrier, and bombed Tokyo. They did this without any fighter escort, and... read more →

The eight-shot, semiautomatic M1 Garand rifle got the American infantryman through both the Second World War and Korea. General George S. Patton called it "the greatest battle implement ever devised.” But times change, and so do standard-issue rifles. Next, the military tried something that at a distance looked a lot... read more →

You’ve heard of John Paul Jones, the first great hero of the United States Navy. But remember that in his heyday, there was no “U.S. Navy” as we think of it. All we had was the prequel, the Continental Navy. And we had yet to build a single warship. At... read more →

“A primary object should be the education of our youth in the science of government,” said George Washington. And how well do you think we’re doing with that right now? Not so well. In fact, if we look around at the political turmoil around us, we might assume we’ve failed... read more →