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I signed my first Army contract in 1985, and over that time, one of the things I was most used to was the BDU, or Battle Dress Uniform....More

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Date Added: Nov 30, 1999 Hits: 0 Rating: 0.00 Votes: 0

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52. World War II Names Still In Our Vocabulary - The U-Boat 505

This is the story of the capture of the U-505 in the Battle Of The Atlantic. No ship in World War II was as feared as the German U-Boat. The tale of how the US Navy brought one of these U-Boats to the surface and then captured it by sending a boarding par...More

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Date Added: Nov 30, 1999 Hits: 0 Rating: 0.00 Votes: 0

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53. World War II Names Still In Our Vocabulary - Part Six - The Kamikaze

In the closing months of World War II, a new and deadly form of warfare came into being. This involved the attacker committing suicide in order to cause the enemy to sustain a massive loss of life. This tactic of warfare has not subsided. It now is the ba...More

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Date Added: Apr 18, 2007 Hits: 0 Rating: 0.00 Votes: 0

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54. Chateau D'Annecy: The Little Castle That Could

In the 13th century, having been forced from their comfortable homes at Lake Leman, the Counts of Geneva fled from a hostile situation into the town of Annecy, France....More

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Date Added: Jun 15, 2007 Hits: 0 Rating: 0.00 Votes: 0

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55. Things Change or People Die

While obsolete weapons wind up in a museum, and outdated tactics are preserved in text, once a martial art has been deemed no longer useful on the battlefield it still survives as a sport or as a hobby thanks to groups of enthusiasts who keep up the style...More

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Date Added: Jun 16, 2007 Hits: 0 Rating: 0.00 Votes: 0

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56. The Close Combat That Forged An Empire

The Romans understood that training and attitude were what they needed to survive the savage battles of their time. And the same holds true today whether you are a soldier, police officer, or just someone concerned about defending themselves and their fam...More

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Date Added: Jun 20, 2007 Hits: 0 Rating: 0.00 Votes: 0

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57. The Story Of The U.S. Marines On Iwo Jima

The battle of Iwo Jima took place between the United States and Japan in 1945, but it was no ordinary battle....More

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Date Added: Jun 20, 2007 Hits: 0 Rating: 0.00 Votes: 0

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58. The Story Of U.S. Navy In The Battle Of Guadalcanal

The Navy is a branch of the military that defends the United States by sea. In November of 1942 they were called upon to defend it from the Japanese....More

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Date Added: May 17, 2007 Hits: 0 Rating: 0.00 Votes: 0

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59. What Happened to the Marines?

Rivalries aside, most people agree the Marine Corp trains some of Uncle Sam's toughest warriors. Sadly, the Marines, like so many military organizations, have fallen prey to political correctness in modern times....More

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Date Added: May 19, 2007 Hits: 0 Rating: 0.00 Votes: 0

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60. The Post-War Influence On Calligraphy

From about the year 1930 calligraphy writing and lettering had made such progress that it had become a subject in the training of Art Teachers and was taught by the immediate followers of the two who had given their lives to its cause....More

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