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The Army made clear in 1969 that “for the purposes of lineage and history, Field Artillery and Air Defense Artillery shall both be considered a continuation of Artillery.” DID YOU KNOW –Red is the branch color of both Field Artillery (FA) and Air Defense Artillery (ADA). –The Army’s...
At first, the defense is staunch, but surprising and tumultuous events in both Denmark and France soon change everything. S1E2 • The Last Journey of the Vikings • 2019 • History 50:12 The Emigrants Most people describe the Vikings as a people who were dedicated exclusively to ...
The Greeks advanced their phalanx (a wall of shields & spears) slowly until they came within range of the Persian archers, when they broke into a run. The arrows were ineffective at close range compared to the Greek spears. Soon they retreated, but the Greeks ran them down them from ...
Planning for Nike was begun during the last months of the Second World War when the U.S. Army realized that conventional anti-aircraft artillery would not be able to provide an adequate defense against the fast, high-flying and maneuverable jet aircraft which were being introduced into service,...
On the other hand, Judgement at Nuremberg tells us to throw this perception out the window and gives us a far more horrifying portrait of the Holocaust that most people aren’t comfortable with but is more in line with the historical reality. While the young, fiery defense attorney Hans Rolf...
After the war, he was appointed deputy director of the Air Service and began advocating for increased investment in air power, believing that this would prove vital in future wars. He argued particularly for the ability of bombers to sink battleships and organized a series of bombing runs ...
Amerigo skin for Cei-Rigotti (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cei-Rigotti): The Cei-Rigotti (also known as the Cei gas rifle) is an early automatic rifle created in the final years of the 19th century by Amerigo Cei-Rigotti, an officer in the Royal Italian Army. Although the rifle wa...
Air Force (1970) called the Five Step Approach. It also has a lot in common with Bela Banathy's model.As defense machinery was becoming more and more sophisticated, the educational background of entry level soldiers was becoming lower and lower. The potential solution to this problem was in...
Much has changed since the 1920 amendment to the National Defense Act reorganized the United States Army. The U.S. Cavalry that fought in the Indian Wars has faded into history, those who protested for promised pay in post-World War I have died out, and the soldiers of the Greatest Genera...