AIRCRAFT -

• Aircraft Pictures (See the planes discussed in the articles)
• The Bell P-39: Airacobra or Iron Dog? (Article by Patrick Masell)
• The Best Fighter Planes of World War II (Article by Chuck Hawks)
• The Brewster F2A Buffalo (Article by Patrick Masell)
• The Chance Vought F4U Corsair (Article by Chuck Hawks)
• The Curtiss P-40 Warhawk (Article by Patrick Masell)
• The Focke-Wulf FW 190 (Article by Chuck Hawks)
• Great Bombers of World War II (Article by Chuck Hawks)
• Great Flying Boats of the Second World War (Article by Chuck Hawks)
• The Grumman F4F Wildcat (Article by Patrick Masell)
• The Grumman F6F Hellcat (Article by Chuck Hawks)
• The Hawker Hurricane (Article by Patrick Masell)
• The Lockheed P-38 Lightning (Article by Chuck Hawks)
• The Messerschmitt Bf 109 (Article by Chuck Hawks)
• The Best Fighter of its Generation (1935-1945): Messerschmitt Bf 109 (Article by Chuck Hawks)
• The Evolution of the Messerschmitt Bf 109 (Essay by Robert Moyse)
• The MiG-3 (Article by Chuck Hawks)
• The Mitsubishi A6M Zero (Article by Chuck Hawks)
• The North American P-51 Mustang (Article by Chuck Hawks)
• One v One: A6M2 Zero versus F4F-3 Wildcat (Article by Chuck Hawks)
• The P-40 Warhawk and A6M Zero (Article by Patrick Masell)
• The Republic P-47 Thunderbolt (Article by Chuck Hawks and Rip Collilns)
• Super Warbirds of World War II (Late War Fighters) (Article by Chuck Hawks)
• More Super Warbirds of World War II (Article by Chuck Hawks)
• The Supermarine Spitfire and Seafire (Article by Chuck Hawks)
• Twin Engine Fighter Planes of World War II (Article by Chuck Hawks)
• WW II Fighter Planes of the Major Powers (Article by Chuck Hawks)
• The Yakovlev Yak-9 (Article by Chuck Hawks)

AVIATION TOPICS -

• A Brief Chronology of My Career in the Aero-Space Sciences (Part 1) (Autobiography of Charles R. Hawks, Jr.)
• A Brief Chronology of My Career in the Aero-Space Sciences (Part 2) (Continued autobiography of Charles R. Hawks, Jr.)
• A WW II Airman Is Gone (Article by Major Van Harl, USAF Ret.)
• Airman, Not an Infantry Soldier (Article by Major Van Harl, USAF Ret.)
• The Big Bang Mission (By George Edwards as told to Scott Moody)
• Don't Mess With the Geese! (Article by Major Van Harl, USAF Ret.)
• Even Reprisal for Torture is Political (Article by Major Van Harl, USAF Ret.)
• Gene Autry and Rudolph (Article by Major Van Harl, USAF Ret.)
• General Mosley Likes Doritos (Article by Major Van Harl, USAF Ret.)
• Gunnary Practice: It's All in How You Look at It (By George Edwards as told to Scott Moody)
• Handcart Boys and the Tsunami Rescue (Article by Major Van Harl, USAF Ret.)
• He Continued to Serve as an Air Force Civilian (Article by Major Van Harl, USAF Ret.)
• He Wanted to Fly (Article by Major Van Harl, USAF Ret.)
• In the Shadow of the Blade (Article by Major Van Harl, USAF Ret.)
• Last Summer in Altus (Article by Major Van Harl, USAF Ret.)
• The Man in Blue: Johnny Cash (Article by Major Van Harl, USAF Ret.)
• Missile Strike Over Baghdad (Article by Major Van Harl, USAF Ret.)
• Reverend "JAKE" Has Left Us (Article by Major Van Harl, USAF Ret.)
• Sailors, Tattoos, and Air Force Enlistments (Article by Major Van Harl, USAF Ret.)
• She Will Never be Home For Christmas (Article by Major Van Harl, USAF Ret.)
• WW II Flight Nurse (Article by Major Van Harl, USAF Ret.)

COMBAT FLIGHT SIMULATIONS -

• The Pilot's Flying Guide to W.W. I and W.W. II Aircraft (By Chuck Hawks)
• The Warbirds Keyboard Functions (Compiled by Robert Fleck and Chuck Hawks)

GENERAL MILITARY AFFAIRS -

• A Discarded American Coffin Flag (Article by Major Van Harl, USAF Ret.)
• The Best Army Tanks of World War II (Article by Chuck Hawks)
• Books About Naval & Military Affairs (Annotated Bibliography by Chuck Hawks)
• Care for a Veteran's Grave (Article by Major Van Harl, USAF Ret.)
• China Diaries (Book review by Major Van Harl, USAF Ret.)
• Christmas With Poncho Villa (Article by Major Van Harl, USAF Ret.)
• Civilian in Training (Article by Major Van Harl, USAF Ret.)
• The Colorado Rangers (Article by Major Van Harl, USAF Ret.)
• Could Germany Have Won the Second World War? (By Chuck Hawks)
• Dale Robertson: Actor & Veteran (Article by Major Van Harl, USAF Ret.)
• The Death Marches (Article by Major Van Harl, USAF Ret.)
• The Development of Radar (Article by John R. Page)
• Elvis the Army Veteran (Article by Major Van Harl, USAF Ret.)
• Gangs and the US Military (Article by Major Van Harl, USAF Ret.)
• Generalfeldmarschall Erwin Johannes Eugen Rommel (Article by David Tong)
• He Is Out in the Garage (Article by Major Van Harl, USAF Ret.)
• History from a Canteen (Article by Major Van Harl, USAF Ret.)
• Honeymoon in Baghdad (Article by Major Van Harl, USAF Ret.)
• Internet Lips Sink Ships (Article by Major Van Harl, USAF Ret.)
• It is Citizenship Training, Not Recruitment (Article by Major Van Harl, USAF Ret.)
• The Last of the Pony Soldiers (Article by Major Van Harl, USAF Ret.)
• Logistics: The Art of Doing War (Article by Major Van Harl, USAF Ret.)
• Military Thanksgivings (Article by Major Van Harl, USAF Ret.)
• My Small Piece of Canada (Article by Major Van Harl, USAF Ret.)
• No Guilt, a Nation of Evil Soldiers and Slaves (Opinion by Major Van Harl, USAF Ret.)
• Peace and the US Veteran (Article by Major Van Harl, USAF Ret.)
• POW/MIA Recognition Day Ceremony (Story by Major Van Harl, USAF Ret.)
• Return of the 101^st Aviation (By Scott Moody)
• Road Trip Home (Article by Major Van Harl, USAF Ret.)
• The Scariest Place in the World (Article by Major Van Harl, USAF Ret.)
• Sister Bullwinkel (Article by Major Van Harl, USAF Ret.)
• Smart Black Students are Joining the Military (Article by Major Van Harl, USAF Ret.)
• Soldier Dead (Article by Major Van Harl, USAF Ret.)
• Sometimes You Have to Charge the Machine Gun (Article by Major Van Harl, USAF Ret.)
• They Are Here to Stay (Article by Major Van Harl, USAF Ret.)
• Tinseltown Goes to War (Movie Reviews by Benjamin Clark)
• To Honor, To Mourn (Article by Major Van Harl, USAF Ret.)
• Troop Trains (Article by Major Van Harl, USAF Ret.)
• The U.S. Military Does Not Want Broken People (Article by Major Van Harl, USAF Ret.)
• Washing Angel Wings (Article by Major Van Harl, USAF Ret.)
• We Get to Hate the Russian Bear Again (Article by Major Van Harl USAF Ret.)
• The WW II Veterans are Leaving Us (Article by Major Van Harl, USAF Ret.)
• Year of Absence (Book review by Major Van Harl, USAF Ret.)

MILITARY SMALL ARMS -

• The 5.56mm NATO Mousegun and Three Watermelons (Article by Randy Wakeman)
• Replacing the 5.56mm NATO Cartridge (Article by Nelson Mendez)
• In Defense Of The 5.56mm NATO Cartridge (Article by "Jeff" with Chuck Hawks)
• .243 Service Rifle Cartridge (Article by Chuck Hawks)
• The 6mm As A Military Caliber (Article by Henry Song)
• The .45 is Coming Back to the Military (Article by Major Van Harl USAF Ret.)
• The AK-47: Why the Past Might be the Future (Article by David Tong)
• The Beretta M9 Service Pistol: A Fair and Balanced Analysis (Article by David Tong)
• Colt Model 1903 DA .38 Revolver (Article by David Tong)
• The 1911 Browning/Colt Pistol, A Short History (Article by David Tong)
• Colt U.S. M1911 .45 ACP Pistol (Article by By Bob Cohen and Dave Hood)
• CZ-52 Service Pistol: Com Bloc Curiosity (Review by David Tong)
• Definitive Service Caliber/Rifle for the 21st Century - Part 1 (Article by Mike Staples)
• Definitive Service Caliber/Rifle for the 21st Century - Part 2 (Article by Mike Staples)
• Dossier Nagant Revolver (Article by Mike Hudson)
• French Modele 35A Pistol: The First Branch on the Developmental Tree (Article by David Tong)
• Future Battle Rifles and Carbines (Opinion by Marshall Alan Rottman)
• Gas Trap: The Earliest M1 Garand Rifle (Article by David Tong)
• The Gewehr 98 Mauser Rifle: Where It All Began (Article by David Tong)
• The Italian Mannlicher-Carcano Rifle (Article by Chuck Hawks)
• Lee-Enfield No. 1 Mark I*** Rifle: If Only She Could Speak (Review by David Tong)
• The Lee-Enfield No. 1 Mk. III SMLE Rifle (Article by Roger Marsh)
• The Lee-Enfield No. 4 MK 1/2 (Article by David Tong)
• Lee-Enfield No. 4 MK 2, the Last Rifle of the British Empire (Article by David Tong)
• The Lee-Enfield No. 5 Mk. I "Jungle Carbine" (Article by David Tong)
• DWM Luger P-08 9mm Pistol (Review by the Guns and Shooting Online Staff)
• Reminiscing About the Luger P-08 Pistol (Article by David Tong)
• M4, M16 (AR): A National Disgrace? (Article by Randy Wakeman)
• U.S. Rifle, cal. 7.62mm, M14 (Article by David Tong)
• The M60 General Purpose Machine Gun (Article by Bob Cohen and Dave Hood)
• A Realistic Look at the Model 1911 Service Pistol (Article by Chuck Hawks)
• The Machinengewehr 42 (MG-42), Hitler’s Buzzsaw (Article by David Tong)
• The Mauser C96 "Broom Handle" Pistol (Article by David Tong)
• Military Rifle Proposal (Article by Steven Hessman)
• Military Surplus Rifles (Article by David Tong)
• Mosin-Nagant M38 Carbine (Article by Cole Wimer)
• Remington Model 870 USN Shotgun (Article by Bob Cohen and Dave Hood)
• The Swedish 1896 Mauser (Article by Chuck Hawks)
• The Swiss Schmidt-Rubin K31 Carbine (Article by David Tong)
• Top Infantry Rifles of the 20th Century (Opinion by Chuck Hawks)
• The U.S. Krag-Jorgensen Rifle and Carbine (Article by David Tong)
• The United States Rifle, Caliber .30, Model 1903 ('03 Springfield Rifle) (Article by David Tong)
• Webley and Scott .455 Revolver (Article by David Tong)
• Please also see the Guns and Shooting Online Collector's Corner

TERRORISM -

• All Emergencies Are Local (Article by Major Van Harl, USAF Ret.)
• American Hiroshima (Article by Major Van Harl, USAF Ret.)
• Cut the Power (Article by Major Van Harl, USAF Ret.)
• How To Defeat Terrorism: Pacifism or Guns? (Essay by Chuck Hawks)
• Power, Faith and Fantasy (Article by Major Van Harl, USAF Ret.)
• Supply Side Islamic Terrorism (Article by Major Van Harl, USAF Ret.)
• Support Our Wounded Troops, but Remember Security! (Article by Major Van Harl, USAF Ret.)

NAVAL TOPICS -

• 6 December 1941, Pearl Harbor (Article by Major Van Harl, USAF Ret.)
• An Old Navy Peacoat (Story by Major Van Harl, USAF Ret.)
• Armor Schemes of W.W.II Battleships (Article by Nathan Okun)
• Basilone: the Man and the Ship (Article by Major Van Harl, USAF Ret.)
• The Boat That Won WW II (Article by Major Van Harl, USAF Ret.)
• The Day the Sharks Came (Article by Major Van Harl, USAF Ret.)
• The Day the USS Oklahoma Died (Article by Major Van Harl, USAF Ret.)
• Glossary, Warship & Naval (Glossary of terms by Chuck Hawks)
• The Largest Naval Battles (Graphic by Andrew Deen and the Norwich University Masters in Military History Program)
• The Life of Rear Admiral Winfield Scott Cunningham (Article by Greg R. Cunningham)
• Naval Special Warfare Foundation (NSWF Press Release)
• Task Force 34's Moment of Glory (Article by John Pearson)
• U.S. Navy 16" Battleship Gun Facts (Article by Chuck Hawks)
• Who Sank the Bismarck? (Article by Chuck Hawks)

WARSHIPS -

• Ranking the 3rd Generation Capital Ships (Article by Chuck Hawks)
• The Super Battleships That Never Were (Essay by Chuck Hawks)
• The Post Treaty Battleships (Part 1) (Essay by Chuck Hawks)
• The Post Treaty Battleships (Part 2) (Continued essay by Chuck Hawks)
• The Treaty Battleships (Essay by Chuck Hawks)
• Great Capital Ships, 1920 to 2000 (Opinion by Chuck Hawks)
• Significant Capital Ships of the 20th Century (Article by Chuck Hawks)
• Battlecruisers, Large Cruisers, and Pocket Battleships of World War II (Essay by Chuck Hawks)
• The Deutschland Class "Pocket Battleships" (Article by Chuck Hawks)
• Heavy Cruisers of World War II (Part 1) (Essay by Chuck Hawks)
• Heavy Cruisers of World War II (Part 2) (Continued essay by Chuck Hawks)
• Heavy Cruisers of World War II (Part 3) (Continued essay by Chuck Hawks)
• The Best Light Cruisers of World War II (Article by Chuck Hawks)
• The Best Destroyers of World War II (Article by Chuck Hawks)

WARSHIP PICTURES -

• Naval Gunfire (Pictures)
• Warship Pictures (See the Ships Discussed in the Essays)

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About Chuck Hawks and this web site:

I have been interested in history, particularly military history, since I was a child. Perhaps this is due in part to my father, who served in the USAAF/USAF during both World War II and Korea. He was intimately involved with the development of both military and civil aviation from the late 1930's well into the 1960's. A link to his autobiography appears above.

I spent my childhood and youth around boats in the San Pedro and Long Beach (CA) areas and perhaps this helps explain my fascination with the great warships I so frequently observed in those far off days when they were still in active service. My own direct military experience is limited to having served in the U.S.A.F. during the Vietnam War years.

Much later, I was appointed honorary historian for the USAAF / USAF 35th Fighter Group Association. This was largely due to the efforts of Rip Collins, who I met as a result of writing my article "The Best Fighter Planes of WW II." Rip is a WW II veteran who served with the 40th Fighter Squadron of the 35th Fighter Group. (Note the Fightin' Red Devils patch on the bottom of this page.)

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