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Military History enables the understanding of how different lived experience is from that of our past, yet how similar we are in our goals and values. Being able to learn from and appreciate everything we do, everything we use, everything else we study is the product of a complex set of causes, ideas, and practices. History and previoulsy learnt experiences allows us to provide the data to derive military policy and praxis going forward. Military History not only informs and enriches the discipline of history, but assists in providing the informaiton needed in a range of other fields including political science, sociology, and public policy.

Military History

The story of the B-52 Stratofortress Strategic Bomber that landed safely without its tail

In 1964 a B-52—the US's primary long-range bomber—landed safely after having its vertical fin ripped off by air turbulence.

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11 of the Weirdest X-Plane Designs

Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency developed a series of experimental platforms designated X-Planes—Chuck Yeager flew X-1 in the 1940s- the first pilot to break the sound barrier officially.

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A history of aviation gasoline

Aviation fuel has been steadily improving, and that improvement continues today with the potential development of unleaded aviation gasoline to reduce health risks.

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Houdry Process for Catalytic Cracking

The Houdry process--named after a French engineer who later became a nationalised American, produced better gasoline that could more easily be turned into 100-octane aviation gasoline.

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The secret fuel that made the Spitfire supreme

The USA developed and supplied the high-octane fuel that gave the Spitfire and Hurricane a winning edge in the Battle of Britain.

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Jimmy Doolittle, Hap Arnold, and the Battle of Britain: The 100-Octane Story

Changing to 100-octane (100/130 aviation gasoline) just before the Battle of Britain increased the speed of the Spitfire by 25-30 M.P.H. at low and medium altitudes and made it equal, or superior, to the German Me 109 at all altitudes.

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The Grand Strategy of Carl Von Clausewitz

Prussian strategist von Clausewitz implicitly defined grand strategy in his book On War as the sum of the tools of statecraft. Modern-day China exemplifies this through growing political, economic, technological and strategic power in the Indo-Pacific.

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We Have Things to Say about Russia’s Titanium Submarines (The U.S. Navy Has None)

During the Cold War, the Soviet Union tried to improve its submarine capability by building seven fast (41 knots), deep-diving titanium submarines—however, they were not a success.

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This Is What Made The de Havilland Vampire Such A Unique Fighter Jet

The de Haviland Vampire jet was developed during WW2 and was capable in both the fighter and attack roles— the RN and RAN used the Sea Vampire version, and the RAAF later used it as a training aircraft.

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What Was the Manhattan Project?

The Manhattan Project was the WW2 primarily USA program to produce an Atom bomb and hopefully bring WW2 to an end.