William “Bill” Hanchett was a Berkeley-educated history scholar. He was a civilian historian for the U.S. Air Force and for more than 30 years taught U.S. history at San Diego State University, where ...

The F-35 Lightning II, the primary fighter jet of the U.S. military and its allies, can scream through the sky at up to Mach 1.6, or 1,200 miles per hour. It is literally impossible for today's pilots ...

World War II was marked by intense, lengthy, bombing campaigns such as the Blitz, the German offensive against the city of London. Famously, one British response was the blackout, a defensive campaign ...