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Sep 24, 2026
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Jul 15, 2026

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  1. Issue · Sep 24, 2026

    The Myth of the F6F-3 Hellcat and Captured Zero (opens the original)

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    In case you missed it: I’m writing a Book!Thanks to your support this month, I was able to cover the costs of the following:Carrier War: $11Copyright agreement for oral history interviews: $135Fold3 subscription: $50 If you’ve been getting value out of these updates, and aren’t already, consider becoming a paid subscriber or passing this along to someone who might. Every bit helps me acquire more primary, secondary, other sources, and research tools!<

  2. Issue · Sep 9, 2026

    Learning from Clark Reynolds (opens the original)

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    In case you missed it: I’m Writing a Book!Thanks to your support this month, I was able to cover the costs of the following:The Liberation Of The Philippines: $24 The Reminiscences of Vice Adm. Fitzhugh Lee: $63The Reminiscences of Vice Adm. Bernard M. Strean: $63The Magnificent Mitscher: $10If you’ve been getting value out of these updates, and aren’t already, consider becoming a paid subscriber or passing this along to someone who might. Every bit helps me acquire more primary, secondary, othe

  3. Issue · Aug 26, 2026

    Japanese Sources: The Monographs (opens the original)

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    In case you missed it: I’m Writing a Book!Thanks to your support this month, I was able to cover the costs of the following:A Copy of The Reminiscences of Capt. David McCampbell, USN (Ret.): 1910-1996: $54A Copy of The Reminiscences of Adm. James S. Russell, USN (Ret.): 1903-1996: $73A Copy of Titans of the Seas: The Development and Operations of Japanese and American Carrier Task Forces During World War 2: $9A Copy of American and British Aircraft Carrier Development, 1919-1941: $26</p

  4. Issue · Aug 12, 2026

    Learning from Samuel Eliot Morison (opens the original)

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    Thanks to your support this month, I was able to cover the costs of the following:A Copy of Admiral John H. Towers: The Struggle for Naval Air Supremacy: $17A Copy of History Of United States Naval Aviation: $16A Copy of The Navy’s Air War: A Mission Completed: $19A Copy of The Second Navy Reader: $17A Copy of The Reminiscences of Adm. James S. Russell: $73A Copy of Fighting Fifteen: The Navy’s Top Ace and the Deadliest Hellcat Squadron of the Pacific War: $22If you’ve been getting value out of

  5. Issue · Jul 29, 2026

    What's an Aircraft Action Report? (opens the original)

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    Thanks to your support this month, I was able to cover the costs of the following:Yearly membership at U.S. Naval Institute (gives me access to Proceedings): $45Yearly membership at Yorktown Association: $50Subscription to Adobe: $20 a monthQuarterly subscription to Grammarly: $60A copy of “The Odyssey of Fighting Two”: $120A copy of “Japanese Naval Aces and Fighter Units in World War II”: $10A copy of “The Jolly Rodgers: The Story of Tom Blackburn and Navy Fighting Squadron VF-17”: $11A copy of

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