The 10 Worst Fighter Planes of World War II
Plenty of authors have expounded their own views of what were the best fighters of World War II. Fast, technologically advanced airplanes like the..
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He Went From Mowing FDR’s Lawn to the Battle of the Bulge: One Man’s WWII Odyssey
Ralph J. Osterhoudt, now 96, was 15 when World War II began. His family’s Hudson Valley, New York, farm was just a bicycle ride north of President..
Read MoreThe Air Force’s Only Ace Pilot of the Vietnam War Might Well Be the Last Ace Pilot Ever
Fifty years ago in August 1972, fighter pilot Capt. R. Steve Ritchie achieved his fifth aerial victory and ace status. Given the limitations of a..
Read MoreGoing for Gold: How the Confederacy Hatched an Audacious Plan to Finance Their War
The California gold rush turned out to be a welcome gift to the Union cause in the 1860s. Gold was discovered at Sutter’s Mill in the foothills of..
Read MoreThe 1st Ranger Battalion’s First Adversary Wasn’t the Nazis — It Was Patton
Staff Sgt. Les Kness, 23, glanced at his buddy as their U.S. Army troop truck lurched and banged over the rugged terrain from the dusty airfield...
Read MoreThe MiG-25 Terrified the West Until a Defector Exposed Its True Nature
The spy satellite photos created panic in the Pentagon. They showed an enormous Soviet airplane, probably an interceptor, with engine intakes the..
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How a Brotherly Reconciliation Inspired the Smallbones' New Movie
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How Madison Avenue Taught Corporate America to Brainstorm
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Two Weeks on a Factory Wall: The Real Story of "We Can Do It!"
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The Science of Career Reinvention: What Dr. Shelly Rauvola's Work Teaches Us About Starting Over