After bombing their targets north of Tokyo, Captain Edward "Ski" York and his crew, flying a B-25 Mitchell bomber, crossed the Japanese island of Honshu, passed south of Sado Island, and finally turned their aircraft, Plane 8, northeast towards the Soviet Union's Maritime Territory. It was 18 April 1942, and one of the most daring and dangerous military operations of World War II was underway. Known as the Doolittle Raid, the mission marked the first time American aircraft ha

In The Battle of Midway , the author presents one of the most important naval battles of the Second World War—a clash that, in a remarkably unexpected way, altered the balance of power in the Pacific. The once-feared main striking force of the Japanese Empire was annihilated, and for the first time the initiative in the war passed into American hands. The book was written by Craig L. Symonds, a distinguished, retired professor of the United States Naval Academy and first pub

It’s time for another post, and this one isn’t a continuation of my recent P-39Q fighter aircraft build. I’ve just finished reading...