The Boeing P-26 Peashooter was the first monoplane, all-metal American fighter to enter service with fighter squadrons. Design began in 1931 as the Model 248. The prototype first flew in 1932. The first production model was the P-26A. Two single P-26Bs with Pratt &Whitney R-1340-33 engines followed,
The battle of Yad Mordechai is one of the most incredible in history. It pitted regular troops supported by tanks and artillery against rogue fighters, citizens in reality fighting for their lives and their fledgling state. On May 14, 1948, Israel declared its independence. This decision was also
Established in 1946, the IVth Republic is a weak political regime due to its fickle parliamentary system. Ministerial instability prevents the implementation of a lasting policy, while France is tormented by the Cold War and the colonialist wars. Begun in 1954, the Algerian war caused a tense genera
Commandos of Africa The Groupe des Commandos dAfrique (GCA), which will become the 5th shock battalion, comes from the Corps Francs dAfrique (07/26/1943). It is a former parachute unit of the French Army, created in December 1942 and dissolved on October 1, 1945 to form the 2nd Battalion of the 1st