Author: Jake Thompson

Few of the great, bloody campaigns in the Pacific War’s long, bloody history were as momentous—and as expensive—as Guadalcanal. This distant island was the site

Fighter planes have always been the paragons of aerial warfare—quick, powerful, and usually years beyond their time in technology. They’re the planes that set eras

The competition to dominate hypersonic weapons has become one of the characteristic military technology races of the modern era. With competitor nations having operational systems

For years, the U.S. Navy’s Zumwalt-class destroyers were lauded for their gleaming, futuristic appearance but criticized for not having a visible mission. These three stealth

The M1 Garand is not just another rifle on the pages of American military history—it’s one of the most legendary and groundbreaking weapons to ever

Few combat aircraft have been able to leave as lasting an impression on aviation history as the F-14 Tomcat. Rolled out during the Cold War,

Few fighter aircraft have changed carrier aviation in the post-World War II period as profoundly as the F/A-18 Hornet and its bigger, more powerful sibling,

The 100th Bomb Group, also colloquially known as the “Bloody Hundredth,” occupies a special niche in the history of World War II air combat. They

The North American F-100 Super Sabre is one such old-fashioned jet that was representative of the Cold War era. It was not just another fighter

The M60 tank is the true legend of war history, one of the Cold War era’s hallmark armored vehicles. Basically, it was the middle ground

Few tales in military aviation have inspired as much intrigue as the myth of the SR-91 Aurora. Rumors circulating for years about a hush-hush hypersonic