The U.S. Navy's use of pigeons began decades before World War II, but the birds found their most critical mission during the war—flying messages from submarine-hunting blimps during a time when radio ...

John Ford is one of the most acclaimed directors in film history, responsible for such classics as The Grapes of Wrath (1940), Rio Grande (1950), and The Searchers (1956). However, Ford's westerns are ...