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Charlie Chasers: History of USAF AC-119 “Shadow” Gunships in the Vietnam War, by Larry Elton Fletcher, Hellgate Press, 2013 Falling chronologically between the more famous Douglas AC-47 “Spooky” and the more potent Lockheed AC-130 “Specter” gunships, the Fairchild AC-119 “Shadow” was very much an interim weapon, selected because it was newer, more powerful and could …
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This Strange Britisher’: Orde Wingate in EthiopiaEccentric guerrilla warfare pioneer Orde Wingate helped the British drive the Italians out of Ethiopia in 1941. It was the moment Ethiopian emperor Haile Selassie had dreamed of si… Read MoreGung Ho: The Makin Raid’s Strange LegacyIn August 1942, marine special forces raided a tiny Pacific atoll. Little was gained and much was lost. So why does the legacy of the Makin Raid live on? Two hundred marines swarme… Read MoreWWII Book Review: Hell to PayHell to Pay: Operation Downfall and the Invasion of Japan, 1945–47 By D. M. Giangreco. 363 pp. Naval Institute Press, 2009. $36.95. Readers of military history who seek tales of he… Read MoreSpy Class 101In an obscure corner of Canada, British secret agents introduced American operatives to warfare’s dark arts. On November 21, 1941, the SS Pasteur, a former French luxury liner now … Read MoreWWII Book Review: Hitler’s PanzersHitler’s Panzers: The Lightning Attacks That Revolutionized Warfare By Dennis Showalter. 400 pp. Berkley, 2009. $25.95. The German army’s blitzkrieg and the tanks that carried it o… Read More
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