What are the lesser-known stories from those who worked for Admiral Hyman Rickover, father of the US Navy nuclear-powered submarine and surface fleet?

The “Rickover kit”. When Admiral Rickover embarked on sea trials for the Groton-built new construction submarines, if he were to remain on-board overnight, the ship was required to have certain personal items aboard for his access (read: not necessarily for his use…..simply had to have th…

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How many ships did PT boats sink in WW2?

PT-59 (more on her later) is credited with sinking Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) submarine I-3 on December 9, 1942 near Guadalcanal. PT-37 and PT-40 sank destroyer IJN Teruzuki on the night of 11–12 December, barely three months after the Japanese ha…

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Why wasn't J. F. Kennedy court martialed after the PT 109 sank?

THE SIMPLE ANSWER IS: JFK did not deserve to be court-martialed for the sinking of his PT BOAT, especially not in light of his extreme heroism AFTER his boat was sunk. First of all, the Patrol-Torpedo (PT) Boat was a SMALL boat made of plywood that …

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Who was the best general of World War 2?

While not as widely known as some of his contemporaries, Hermann Balck was a highly skilled German general who distinguished himself through his exceptional defensive tactics on the Eastern Front. His mentor was Heinz Guderian, a pioneer of armored…

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What historical fact blows your mind?

This man blows my mind. His name was Jean Thurel. He was a French soldier who lived from 1698 to 1807. He’s truly remarkable: He served in the French line infantry for 75 years, 4 months! On September 17, 1716, Thurel enlisted in the French Army and…

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Who collected weapons from civil war battlefields?

Muskets abandoned by Confederates in Second Battle of Fredericksburg, 1863. Both Federal and Confederate armies conducted organized, after-action scavenging of battlefields they controlled, collecting muskets, bayonets, cartridge boxes, and other po…

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