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Driven by bold dreams and no map but the stars, Ben Carlin circled the world in a land and sea vehicle, surviving storms, ...
I have clear enough memories as a 4-5-6-year-old of these visits together, as a kindergartner, of going out and singing Christmas carols to wounded GIs. We saw POWs weed-eating on the adjacent road, ...
Learn how American inventions that helped the Allies invade Normandy on D-Day gave way to equipment being used decades later in modern combat.
Let's start with the French-born Hobbycar B612 — a true oddity that could be driven as a hard-top, a convertible, or a pickup truck. It just so happened to be an amphibious-capable car.
Mainland Chinese forces held an amphibious landing drill in the Taiwan Strait on Tuesday, as Taiwanese leader William Lai Ching-te celebrated his first year in office. The People’s Liberation ...
The launch ceremony for the Sichuan at the Hudong-Zhonghua Shipyard, Dec. 29, 2024. Credit: Screenshot/ CCTV. The launch of China’s Type 076 amphibious assault carrier, the Sichuan, on December ...
Because the Pan-American Highway had not yet been completed over some mountain ranges in Central America, the Schreiders rebuilt an amphibious Ford jeep that had been manufactured during World War ...
Amphibious Jeep (WWII Ford GPA) Despite its innovative design, the GPA struggled in certain situations. It performed poorly in rough waters, lacked sufficient buoyancy under heavy loads, and was less ...
China has launched its first next-generation amphibious assault ship, adding a powerful cutting-edge warship to the country’s fast-expanding navy as it races to rival the military power of the ...
Part 1 of our book, “Doctrinal Foundations of Chinese Amphibious Warfare,” thus illuminates foundational history that informs today’s PRC amphibious doctrine and otherwise shapes what we now ...
He went to the U.S., bought an amphibious jeep in Maryland, named her Half Safe, tuned her up, told his wife Elinore to climb aboard, and headed for Canada. After four false starts he got to Montreal.