The Redstone ballistic missile was a high-accuracy, liquid-propelled, surface-to-surface missile developed by the U.S. Army Ballistic Missile Agency at Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, Alabama, under the direction of Dr. von Braun. The Redstone rocket was known as “Old Reliable” because…
Backpack nukes, small but powerful atomic weapons, were deployed by the United States during the Cold War. They were phased out in 1989.
After the attack on Pearl Harbor, Alaska took on a new strategic significance to the United States and Japan.
Lt. Wade discusses the overall importance of Iwo Jima at a pre-invasion briefing. Landing craft bring the first wave of invasion to Iwo Jima. U.S. Marines with the 5th Division inch their way up a slope on Red Beach No.…
ABOVE: The USS Bunker Hill is hit by two Kamikaze planes within 30 seconds on May 11th, 1945 near Kyushu, wounding 264 and killing 372. ABOVE: A Japanese torpedo bomber explodes after a direct hit from a 5-inch shell…
PHOTO: U.S. Army Soldiers in bunks on Army transport SS Pennant, San Francisco Port of Embarkation, November 1st, 1942. Click photo to enlarge:
