Sergeant Alvin York’s action in the Argonne
In the closing weeks of the First World War, American units were grinding forward in the Meuse-Argonne offensive against deeply entrenched German defenses.
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Siege lines open at Yorktown, Virginia
As autumn settled over Virginia in 1781, combined American and French armies under George Washington and the Comte de Rochambeau began the methodical work of besieging Lord Cornwallis at Yorktown.
Siege of Khe Sanh
Near the border with North Vietnam, United States Marines at the remote base of Khe Sanh found themselves at the center of a looming storm. On January 21st, 1968, North Vietnamese forces began heavy artillery and rocket bombardments, cutting roads and tightening a ring around the base. The isolated garrison, supported by Army and Air Force aviation, braced for a potential ground assault reminiscent of the French defe
United Nations forces cross the thirty-eighth parallel
Five years after the Second World War, the Korean Peninsula had become the center of a new conflict.
United States Naval School opens at Annapolis
Not every turning point comes with smoke and cannon fire.
USS Constitution defeats HMS Guerriere
Early in the War of 1812, the United States Navy frigate Constitution intercepted the British frigate Guerriere in the Atlantic and accepted battle. In a sharp engagement marked by heavy gunnery and aggressive maneuvering, Constitution’s solid hull shrugged off many British round shot, giving rise to the famous nickname “Old Ironsides.” American broadsides dismasted Guerriere and left her so badly damaged that she ha
USS Stark missile attack
On the evening of May 17th, 1987, the guided missile frigate USS Stark patrols the Persian Gulf during the long Iran–Iraq War, monitoring traffic in tense and crowded waters. An Iraqi aircraft approaches and launches two anti-ship missiles that strike the ship, causing fires and damage that kill dozens of sailors. In the chaos that follows, the crew fights to control the blaze, tend to the wounded, and keep the ship
Aérospatiale SA 365F Dauphin naval combat family
A navalized Dauphin family configured for shipborne surveillance, targeting, and anti-ship weapon employment.
Dassault MD 450 Ouragan
France’s first domestically produced postwar jet fighter and an important foundation for Dassault’s subsequent fighter lineage.
Dassault MD 452 Mystère II
A swept-wing development of the Ouragan and the first French production aircraft to exceed the speed of sound in a dive.
Dassault Mystère IV
A substantially refined French swept-wing fighter that entered service in 1955 and was exported to Israel and India.
Grumman F7F Tigercat
A twin-engine naval fighter developed for large carriers and introduced near the end of World War II.
Halberstadt CL.IV
A maneuverable two-seat German combat aircraft developed from the CL.II and used extensively in low-level close-support and ground-attack operations during 1918.
Ilyushin Il-28
A compact twin-jet tactical bomber that became one of the Soviet Union’s most widely exported early jet bombers.
Lockheed YF-12
A Mach 3 interceptor prototype derived from Lockheed’s A-12 reconnaissance aircraft and equipped with radar-guided missiles.
Myasishchev M-4
A four-engine swept-wing strategic jet bomber developed to give the Soviet Union intercontinental nuclear-delivery reach.
Northrop F-89 Scorpion
A twin-engine all-weather interceptor developed for Air Defense Command and later armed with rockets and nuclear air-to-air weapons.
Northrop YA-9
A purpose-built close-air-support prototype developed for the A-X competition that produced the A-10.