Five Things to Know About the Spitfire, the Legend of Dunkirk Posted on Fri, July 21, 2017 by: Morgan Bulman, Digital Content Intern Air and Space Museum By May 26, 1940, the Germans had forced French, British, and Belgian troops to the port of Dunkirk, isolating them on the beaches. Completely surrounded, the Royal Navy …
Game of Pawns The “Game of Pawns: The Glenn Duffie Shriver Story” video dramatizes the incremental steps taken by intelligence officers to recruit Shriver and convince him to apply for jobs with the U.S. State Department and the Central Intelligence Agency. Video Transcript Narrator: There is an old Chinese proverb–“Life is like a game of …
It’s a typical scene at college campuses across the country — students with their noses buried in books, engaged in the pursuit of knowledge and hoping to one day make their mark on the world. It’s not the first place one would imagine finding government spies, but investigative reporter Dan Golden said you would be …
C-17 GLOBEMASTER III Airframe Profiles March 9, 2018 By TSgt Greg C. Biondo The C-17 Globemaster III has proven to be a workhorse in the U.S. Air Force’s airlift arsenal. Utilizing strategic airlift capabilities the aircraft is able to deliver troops and cargo to bases in contingency environments and forward operating bases …
Smithsonian Institute The crew of the Medway Queen was taking on an unusually large load of supplies for their next mission. The cook’s assistant remarked, “Enough grub has been put aboard us to feed a ruddy army,” writes Walter Lord in The Miracle of Dunkirk. As it turned out, that was precisely the idea. Little did the crew …
