Articles by Thomas Smith, Jr.

Mr. Smith is a contributor to Human Events. A former U.S. Marine rifle-squad leader and counterterrorism instructor, he writes about military/defense issues and has covered conflict in the Balkans, on the West Bank, in Iraq and Lebanon. He is the author of six books, and his articles appear in a variety of publications. E-mail him at marine1@uswriter.com.

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Military Milestones from the First Marine Landing to a Billboard Hit Song

This Week in American Military History:  Mar. 2, 1943: Elements of the U.S. Army Air Forces and Royal...

Thomas Smith, Jr. March 2, 2010

Military Milestones from Sackville to Suribachi

This Week in American Military History:Feb. 22, 1909:  One-hundred-one years ago today, Pres. Theodore...

Thomas Smith, Jr. February 23, 2010

Military Milestones from Old Ironsides to Fortress Corregidor

This Week in American Military History:Feb. 14, 1778:  The Continental sloop-of-war Ranger (the first of...

Thomas Smith, Jr. February 16, 2010

Greatest American Patriotic Novels

When approached by HUMAN EVENTS editor Jed Babbin with the idea that we might come up with a list of the...

Thomas Smith, Jr. February 9, 2010

Military Milestones from Apache Pass to Patch's Dispatch

This Week in American Military History:  Feb. 9, 1943:  U.S. Adm. William F. “Bull”...

Thomas Smith, Jr. February 9, 2010

Military Milestones from Shay's Rebellion to Looking Glass

This Week in American Military History:  Jan. 31, 1974:  The first of three U.S. Army Ranger...

Thomas Smith, Jr. February 2, 2010

Military Milestones from Archie Henderson to Audie Murphy

This Week in American Military History:  Jan. 26, 1945:  U.S. Army 2nd Lt. Audie L. Murphy’s...

Thomas Smith, Jr. January 27, 2010

Military Milestones from Golden Hill to Desert Storm

This Week in American Military History:  Jan. 17, 1991:  Two-hundred-ten years to the day after the...

Thomas Smith, Jr. January 19, 2010

Military Milestones from Cowpens to 'Gratitude'

This Week in American Military History:  Jan. 12, 1945:  Warplanes from the U.S. Navy’s...

Thomas Smith, Jr. January 12, 2010

Military Milestones from Howard's Heroics to Washington's 'Brave Fellows'

This (and last) Week in American Military History  Dec. 30-31, 1968:  U.S. Army Special Forces...

Thomas Smith, Jr. January 5, 2010

A New Year's Day Connection to Public Enemy #1

When Indiana-born John Dillinger -- “public enemy # 1” (portrayed by Johnny Depp in the...

Thomas Smith, Jr. January 5, 2010

Who Carries What and Why

In a recent conversation with Guns & Patriots editor Mike Piccione and HUMAN EVENTS editor Jed Babbin, I...

Thomas Smith, Jr. December 22, 2009

Military Milestones from Fredericksburg to Bastogne

This (and last) Week in American Military History:Dec. 15, 1862:  Union Army Maj. Gen. Ambrose E....

Thomas Smith, Jr. December 22, 2009

New Missions for Pilotless Aircraft

Now that some unmanned planes can maneuver into buildings to collect info room by room, what's the future of...

Thomas Smith, Jr. December 9, 2009