Posted on August 7, 2026 by laststandonzombieisland Leave a comment Here we see, some 70 years ago this month, two “all-gun” heavy cruisers, vessels which were once common just a decade before but a comparative rarity in August 1956, captured while showing their respective flags aboard. USS Toledo (CA 133) at Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada on 4 August 1956,Continue reading “Two Cruisers, Two Very Different Stories”
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Hell ship: PoWs’ families get closure as wreck of Hōfuku Maru and its lost souls found (Videos)
Laura Skitt – 31st July 2026 at 1:14pm Little did the pilots of US carrier aircraft from Task Force 38 know that the cargo ship they were about to bomb contained more than 1,140 British and Dutch prisoners of war, crammed like sardines in the hot, rancid, overcrowded holds of hell ship Hōfuku Maru. TheContinue reading “Hell ship: PoWs’ families get closure as wreck of Hōfuku Maru and its lost souls found (Videos)”
Two Corsair night-fighters return to USS Boxer (CV-21) from a dawn “heckler” over rail lines in Korea.
(U.S. Navy Photo) In James Michener’s classic novel, The Bridges at Toko-ri, protagonist Harry Brubaker comes to Korea as a reluctant warrior, a reservist who wants nothing more than to get back to the good life he has left behind in Colorado. Yet, he flies against the dangerous bridges at Toko-ri with courage and determination thatContinue reading “Two Corsair night-fighters return to USS Boxer (CV-21) from a dawn “heckler” over rail lines in Korea.”
Kradschützen High Water Mark
laststandonzombieisland / Jun 23, 2026 at 12:07 AM Today marks the 85th anniversary of Barbarossa, a massive land invasion that was led in many places by small groups of guys hanging on to motorcycle sidecars. The 1920s German Reichswehr, officially restricted from the possession and use of armored vehicles and tanks but still well-aware of the successfulContinue reading “Kradschützen High Water Mark”
From Coal-Fired Battleships to Algorithmic Warfare: The Enduring Demands of Surface Command
A postcard with a photo of the USS Louisiana (BB-19) leading President Theodore Roosevelt’s Great White Fleet as it approaches San Diego. The fleet’s 1907 to 1909 circumnavigation of the globe tested the adaptability of the officers who commanded the ships. Today’s officers face a similar inflection point. From Coal-Fired Battleships to Algorithmic Warfare: TheContinue reading “From Coal-Fired Battleships to Algorithmic Warfare: The Enduring Demands of Surface Command”
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