Have you ever wished you could see a collection of past United States presidential aircraft? Maybe you would like to see the history of flight, with models of the first airplane built by the Wright brothers at Kitty Hawk, their bicycle shop, to models of man’s other early attempts at flight-failed attempts at making helicopters […]
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The roles of women in the military have changed significantly over the years. Women are now allowed to enter military occupations that were once open only to men. Initially, the women had their own nucleus called the WAC, the Women’s Auxiliary Army Corp. The bill was promulgated on May 28, 1941, but was withdrawn and […]
Because of the previous circumstances, the true war-making potential of the two major antagonists can only be estimated. About 4,000 of the 5,500 tanks and 2,500 of the 3,500 military artillery in Iraq’s inventory have been lost. It is estimated that Iraqi personnel killed about 35,000 killed, about 65,000 wounded, 71,000 captured and 100,000 deserted. […]
The Persian Gulf War was the first major conflict involving the United States since Vietnam, and though its duration was brief its legacy continues to effect American war reporting to this day. Media coverage of the Gulf War has been criticized as an extended arm of the Bush Administration, plagued with censorship and unwarranted patriotism. […]