World War II Magazine – The daring seaborne operation was planned as a way of outflanking German strength on Italy’s Gustav Line and swiftly capturing Rome, but almost nothing went according to plan.
Category Archives: History
History – "Sudden Death Echo"
Leatherneck – It was early in the Vietnam War, a time when Marines still wore sateen utilities, carried wooden-stocked M14 rifles and fought an enemy that could disappear into thin air and re-emerge with deadly consequences.
History – "Sudden Death Echo"
Leatherneck – It was early in the Vietnam War, a time when Marines still wore sateen utilities, carried wooden-stocked M14 rifles and fought an enemy that could disappear into thin air and re-emerge with deadly consequences.
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History – In the Lair of the Wolf Pack: Hitler's French U-Boat Bases
World War II Magazine – Adolf Hitler turned submarine bases along the French coast into some of the most feared fortifications in the world.
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History – The Greatest Raid of All
World War II Magazine – The British raid on St. Nazaire, France, eliminated a vital German port facility and cemented the commandos’ reputation as redoubtable fighters.
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History – Great Britain's Forgotten Commandos
World War II Magazine – In World War II the Royal Navy Commandos spearheaded British amphibious assaults in Europe and Asia. Although little known today, these commandos were vital to the success of many of the most important Allied landings, among them the July 10, 1943, invasion of Sicily.
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History – Battleships and British Society, 1920-1960
International Journal of Naval History – This article will explore the image of the Royal Navy’s battleships in British society between 1920 and 1960. Although much of what follows might be said to apply to Royal Navy as a whole, particularly ‘glamorous’ vessels such as aircraft carriers, cruisers and destroyers, it is the contention of this piece that the Royal Navyís battleships by virtue of their sheer size and power captured the public imagination more than any other type of warship. The study of the image of the battleship in popular culture provides a significant insight into the atmosphere of Britain helping to reveal and highlight attitudes not just towards the Royal Navy, but also towards politics, the empire and Britain’s role in the world.
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History – Saga of U-505
World War II Magazine – A German submarine became the first enemy vessel captured on the high seas by the U.S. Navy since the War of 1812. Hans Goebeler survived the ordeal aboard the U-boat.
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History – Vietnam 1967 – "All Is Calm, All Is Bright" For the Last Time at Khe Sanh
Leatherneck – The 26th Marines celebrated a jury-rigged holiday season surrounded by the “spooky” highlands of Vietnam while the North Vietnamese Army covertly worked its way toward the combat base and a Vietnamese New Year surprise.
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History – Pearl Harbor: A Midget Sub in the Picture?
Naval History – Experts update their analysis of a captured Japanese photo they say shows a midget submarine attacking Battleship Row on 7 December 1941.
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History – Naval Training Evolved by Trial, Error
Sea Power – A look at how training has evolved in the US Navy.
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History – The Blooding: Defense of Les Mares Farm, June 1918
Leatherneck – A massive German offensive smashed through French lines only to be blunted by straight-shooting leathernecks.
History – Italy's MAS Torpedo Boats
Military History – Mosquitoes with a deadly sting, Italy’s tiny MAS torpedo boats cut enemy battleships down to size.
History – Heroic Effort Paved Way for Victory in the Battle Off Samar
Sea Power – If the battle for Surigao Strait, fought early on the morning of Oct. 25, 1944, ranks as one of the most decisive in American naval history, the engagement off Samar that occurred shortly thereafter rates as one of the most heroic.
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History – U.S. Battleships Avenge Pearl Harbor Attack at Surigao Strait
Sea Power – A look at the battle of Surigao Strait.
History – Italian Naval Massacre
Military History – During the March 28, 1941, Battle of Cape Matapan, British Admiral Andrew B. Cunningham decided once and for all who would be master of the Mediterranean.
History – Swift Boats: Hard Day on the Bo De
US Naval Institute Proceedings – In an edited excerpt from an oral history conducted by the Naval Instituteís Paul Stillwell, the former Coast Guard Commandant recalls in vivid detail a Swift boat operation he led as a commander up the Ca Mauís Bo De River on 12 April 1969. His initial service in Vietnam was from a base at An Thoi on Phu Quoc Island, where he was Commander Task Group 115.4, a component of the U.S. Market Time coastal surveillance patrol.
History – Abandoned Amtracs: Operation SUSSEX BAY, 28 Augustñ9 September 1968
Marine Corps Gazette – The author recounts a vehicle recovery operation in Go Noi Island, Guang Nam Province, Republic of Vietnam.
History – Shadow Warrior: OSS Marine Operational Group, Union II
Leatherneck – Sixty years ago Jack Risler was among a select group of Marine operators in “the shadowy world of espionage, sabotage and guerrilla warfare.”
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History – Giants of the Corps: General Raymond G. Davis
Leatherneck – Battle-tested and proven, Gen Ray Davis is an iconóa true giant of the Corps, whose up-front leadership style is a familiar Corps tradition.
History – Football over Baseball Was a No-Brainer
Naval History – He won the 1960 Heisman Trophy as the top college football player in the nation, becoming the first of only two U.S. Naval Academy midshipmen (Roger Staubach being the second, in 1963) to win the award. After serving in surface ships during the Cuban Missile Crisis and the Vietnam War, he played for the American Football Leagueís Boston Patriots. He talked recently about his extraordinary career, including the real reason he chose pro football over baseball.
History – Ballfield to Battlefield
Naval History – A number of Navy football players took what they learned on the gridiron with them as they went on to serve with distinction in combat. Six earned the Medal of Honor.
History – Fateful Voyage of Lusitania
MHQ – The Cunard liner’s captain expected a safe Atlantic crossing, but a German U-boat would bring Lusitania’s journey to a devastating end.
History – The Workhorse of the Pacific
Marine Corps Gazette – The landing craft vehicle personnel was the amphibious workhorse of World War II (WWII).
Without its versatile aspects and the foresight of key individuals in the United States, its accomplishments would not have occurred.
History – Tonkin Gulf Reappraisal: 40 Years Later
MHQ – Forty years after North Vietnamese patrol boats reportedly attacked U.S. destroyers, the sequence of events surrounding the Gulf of Tonkin incident is finally coming into clearer focus.
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