Barrett Tillman, Author at HistoryNet

Does the Douglas TBD-1 Devastator Deserve Its Bad Rap?

by Barrett Tillman3/31/20221/20/2023

Historically viewed as devastatingly bad, the Douglas TBD was nevertheless a groundbreaking torpedo bomber when it first flew in 1935.

Eyes of the Fleet Over Vietnam Review: Unarmed and Unafraid

by Barrett Tillman3/28/20223/28/2022

The Brewster Buffalo Was an Unlikely Fighter Plane—But Finland Loved It

by Barrett Tillman9/22/20214/17/2022

How the Spanish Civil War Served as a Dress Rehearsal for World War II

by Barrett Tillman8/16/20217/29/2022

Last Air Battles of World War II

by Barrett Tillman8/13/20216/19/2022

Best Dive Bomber: How One Man Helped Change the Pacific War’s Course

by Barrett Tillman3/15/20216/5/2022

Battle of Britain: The ‘Few’ Four Score On

by Barrett Tillman10/29/20202/15/2023

When Fire Rained From the Sky

by Barrett Tillman9/8/20205/17/2022

This Champion Tailhooker was the Greatest Test Pilot of all Time

by Barrett Tillman5/15/20209/27/2022

When Hellcats Took the Fight to the Luftwaffe

by Barrett Tillman2/21/20205/4/2022