Speaking of Ethos and Fighting Spirit…

BySteeljawscribe 7 November 2008

Try eleven battle stars in eleven years…
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Why We Write…

BySteeljawscribe 12 November 2008

Every so often we receive a note via the comments section that sort of underscores our meager efforts – sometimes its a nugget of info not found elsewhere, a tip or lead that takes us on a new path and sometimes we connect with those whose forebears had a role in the history of which…

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Flightdeck Friday: Of Oxcarts and Old School Ways

BySteeljawscribe 7 October 2010

Sometime in April 1958, Lockheed first undertook the study of a replacement for the U-2.Â Unlike the U-2, this would be an aircraft able to cruise at Mach 3, with a range of over 4,000 nm at altitudes exceeding 90,000 ft.Â It would also have an RCS (radar cross section) smaller than the U-2 and…

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The 11th Hour, of the 11th Day, of the 11th Month – When the Guns Fell Silent

BySteeljawscribe 11 November 201011 November 2010

At the 11th hour, on the 11th day of the 11th month…the guns fell silent along what was known then as the Western Front as the Allies and Germany observed the agreement to end this “War to End All Wars.” While fighting continued sporadically elsewhere, in what were fast becoming the former empires of Russia…

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The Price of Admiralty

BySteeljawscribe 14 December 201014 December 2010

Without a doubt, navies are among the most expensive arms a nation may deploy. Our own ongoing going experience being germane – Russia is re-discovering the cost of admiralty and it isn’t always in rubles: “The project to modernize an aircraft carrier for the Indian Navy in Severodvinsk Sevmash has resulted in the bankruptcy of…

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USS Franklin (CV-13) Reunion, 18-21 Mar 2010

BySteeljawscribe 23 February 201023 February 2010

Fifth ship of the Essex class — fifth ship to bear Benjamin Franklin’s name… On the 19th of March, 1945, her crew would write a story for the ages as they were tested in the crucible. Today, like so many of their generation, the already small band of survivors of that day continue to dwindle….

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Midway 70 Years Later: First Person POVs

BySteeljawscribe 3 June 20126 June 2015

Through the years (!) I’ve been writing this blog, a number of first person POVs have crossed the (virtual) desk – either sent directly to me or serendipitously. As a historian by avocation I find I much prefer the first person narrative because all the after action reports and analyses, while no doubt offering…

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xformed says:

8 November 2008 at 11:37

Just read the entire story. Remarkable….and included one of my heros, John Bulkeley.

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