Know Your Naval History: Dinosaurs of the Deep Blue Sea

July 29, 2022 by The Tactical Hermit in China, Historical Study, History of Technology, History of Weapons, History Roundup, Know Your Enemy, Know your History, Military Aviation History, Military Defense News, Military History, Military Naval History, Military Tech, Military Weapons from the Past, Military Weapons History, Real World Threats, Russia, Russian Corner, Strategy, Studies in Warfare, Warfare, Warrior Tech, World War II History, WW2 Era Weapons and tagged Alfred Mayer, Chinese Naval Weapons, Ghost Fleet, Know your History, Military Naval Strategy, Naval History, Russian Naval Weapons, WW2 History, WW3 Scenarios

Dinosaurs of the Deep Blue Sea

Thought provoking essay on the current state of American Naval Technology, Strategy and Readiness.

Though some might argue it is a bit dated compared to other WW3 novels, I still say Ghost Fleet is one of the most realistic novels at a plausible WW3 scenario.

World War II Documentaries Worth A Damn: Lancaster – Above and Beyond

June 10, 2022 by The Tactical Hermit in Documentaries, Military Aviation History, Military History, Military Weapons from the Past, Military Weapons History, World War II History, World War Two Movies Worth A Damn, WW2 Era Weapons and tagged British Aviation History, Lancaster Bomber, WW2 Bombers, WW2 Documentaries worth a Damn, WW2 History, WW2 Machines

Lancaster – Above and Beyond

The Avro Lancaster was a British Heavy Bomber used extensively during WW2 to take the war into Germany.

This documentary dives deep into both the history of the aircraft itself and the amazing crews that flew them into battle.

The Dambuster Operation of 1943, aka Squadron X led by Wing Commander Guy Gibson, is discussed in exacting detail.

The saddest part of this Doc is how Churchill and the British Government turned their back on RAF Bomber Command and the Lancaster Bomber Crews after the War and the only memorial that exist to RAF Bomber Command today was self-financed by the Bomber Crews themselves.

The interviews with the surviving pilots and crewmembers, most of them all well into their 90’s is a TREASURE in itself.

Don’t miss this one, it’s a good one.

Know Your WW2 History: Axis vs AA Guns

April 14, 2022 by The Tactical Hermit in Arms and Ammo, Historical Study, History of Weapons, History Remembered, History Roundup, Know your History, Military Aviation History, Military History, Military Tech, Military Weapons from the Past, Military Weapons History, War Machines, Warfare, Warrior Tech, Weapons & Ammo, World War II History, WW2 Era Weapons and tagged Historical Study, Know your History, Military History, Warfare, Weapons and Ammo, World War Two Weapons, WW2 Anti-Aircraft Weapons, WW2 History

AXIS VS. AA GUNS: HISTORY OF AMERICAN ANTI-AIRCRAFT WEAPONS

Even from the first moments of America’s sudden involvement in World War II, U.S. anti-aircraft (AA) gunners were in the thick of the fight. John W. Finn, US Navy Chief Aviation Ordnanceman, won the Medal of Honor during the Japanese attacks on Pearl Harbor, December 7, 1941.

As Japanese planes attacked his post at Naval Air Station Kaneohe Bay, he fought back from an exposed .50 caliber machine gun stand. He hammered away at the strafing and bombing Japanese aircraft.

From Longbows to Spitfires – Nine Weapons that Made Britain Great

December 10, 2021 by The Tactical Hermit in Britain and UK, Middle Ages History, Military Aviation History, Military History, Military Naval History, Warfare, Warrior Tech, Weapons & Ammo, WW2 Era Weapons and tagged Anglo-Saxon History, Military History, Weapons and Warfare, Weapons of Great Britain, Weapons of the Dark Ages, WW2 Aviation History, WW2 History, WW2 Naval History

“Part of the country’s edge in its history of conflicts has been superior technology by land, sea, and air.” By Douglas Brown THE UNITED KINGDOM has seen its share of armed conflicts. In fact, few… The post From Longbows to Spitfires – Nine Weapons that Made Britain Great appeared first on MilitaryHistoryNow.com.
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