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1939–1945: global campaigns and the war’s enduring legacy.

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thetrumpet.com > 35575-the-us-is-abandoning-allies-and-empowering-enemies

The U.S. Is Abandoning Allies and Empowering Enemies

9+ hour, 47+ min ago   (978+ words) By Adam Jones • September 21, 2026 The message to allies is clear: America’s protection of their security and wealth is no longer guaranteed. A generation ago, the United States was viewed as a reliable, predictable protector. Today, America’s allies question its commitment....


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The ‘Ballon Kanone’ Was The First Anti-Aircraft Gun

3+ day, 1+ hour ago   (350+ words) The first untethered balloon flight took place on Nov. 21, 1783, with the first military use occurring during the French Revolutionary Wars. A century later during the Franco-Prussian War, the French again deployed observation balloons—and when Prussian troops besieged Paris, they…...


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Crouching dragons: the suicide divers Japan never sent to war

2+ day, 21+ hour ago   (63+ words) South China Morning Post Sealed in diving suits with mines attached to poles, Japan’s ‘fukuryu’ frogmen waited beneath the waves for an invasion that never came Kanade Hamamoto was one of many Japanese people who had never heard of them,…...


19fortyfive.com > 2026 > 09 > 81-years-ago-admiral-chester-nimitz-best-line-on-submarines-is-still-one-of-the-greatest-quotes-in-us-navy-history

81 Years Ago, Admiral Chester Nimitz Best Line on Submarines Is Still One of the Greatest Quotes in US Navy History

2+ day, 23+ hour ago   (491+ words) 'We shall never forget that it was our submarines that held the lines against the enemy while our fleets replaced losses and repaired wounds,' Chester W. Nimitz wrote in 1946. U.S. submarines lost 52 boats in World War II and sank 1,314 enemy warships, 5.3 million…...


19fortyfive.com > 2026 > 09 > 124-years-ago-teddy-roosevelts-best-line-on-the-navy-and-war-is-still-one-of-the-greatest-quotes-in-armed-forces-history

124 Years Ago, Teddy Roosevelt's Best Line on the Navy and War Is Still One of the Greatest Quotes in Armed Forces History

2+ day, 23+ hour ago   (390+ words) 'A good Navy is not a provocation to war. It is the surest guarantee of peace,' Theodore Roosevelt told Congress on December 2, 1902, asking for gunnery money: 'In battle the only shots that count are the shots that hit.' He had…...


19fortyfive.com > 2026 > 09 > 82-years-later-general-george-pattons-best-us-army-line-on-battle-is-still-one-of-the-greatest-military-quotes-in-armed-forces-history

82 Years Later, General George Patton’s Best US Army Line On Battle Is Still One of the Greatest Military Quotes in Armed Forces History

3+ day, 4+ hour ago   (419+ words) The line comes from the address US Army General George S. Patton gave to the Third Army before an invasion. The same speech told the men that every soldier is frightened, and that the real hero fights anyway....